Unversehrt

Unversehrt is a German adjective meaning unharmed, undamaged, or intact. It is used for people who have not sustained injuries, objects that have not been damaged, and, in a figurative sense, for rights, claims, or reputations that remain intact despite an incident. The term is commonly encountered in news reports, medical contexts, or legal language to indicate that no harm has occurred or that a state of fullness or safety is preserved.

Etymology and form: Unversehrt is formed with the negating prefix un- attached to versehrt, which conveys the sense of being harmed or injured. In German, un- is a productive negation, so unversehrt can describe different subjects and can be inflected in ordinary adjective form, as in unversehrtes Auto, unversehrte Verletzung (rare in practice), or used predicatively as im Sinne von bleiben unversehrt.

Usage and examples: In everyday language one might say, "Er kam unversehrt davon," meaning he got away unharmed, or "Das Auto blieb unversehrt," indicating no damage. In formal writing one may encounter phrases like "seine Rechte bleiben unversehrt" to express that rights remain intact after a change or event.

Related terms and translations: Synonyms include ungschädigt, unbeschädigt, intakt. The opposite concept is versehrt or beschädigt. In English, unversehrt translates to unharmed or undamaged.