Verwendetem

Verwendetem is a form of the German past participle used as an attributive adjective, derived from the verb verwenden, meaning to use or employ. In grammar, ver- is a prefix, and verwenden forms the participle verwendet; when it functions as an adjective it inflects to agree with the noun it modifies. Verwendetem is the dative singular form, typically found with masculine or neuter nouns, and occurs in phrases describing something that has already been used.

Usage and examples

As an attributive adjective, verwendet describes nouns in contexts where the noun has been employed in a process or experiment. Common examples include:

- mit verwendetem Material (with material that has been used)

- dem verwendeten Verfahren (the procedure that has been employed)

The form can also appear with different determiners, yielding phrases such as mit einem verwendeten Material or dem verwendeten Material. The presence of a determiner affects the exact ending of the attributive adjective, but the meaning remains: the object has already been used.

Notes

Verwendetem is not a standalone noun; it is part of an adjectival phrase. In writing, it remains lowercase unless it starts a sentence. The concept is closely tied to the broader declension rules for attributive adjectives in German, where endings depend on gender, number, and case, as well as on whether a definite or indefinite determiner precedes the noun.

See also

Verwendung, Verwendung (nouns referring to use or usage) and verwenden (the verb “to use”).