Zugesagten

Zugesagten is the past participle of the German verb zusagen, meaning to promise or pledge. When used as an adjective before a noun, it is declined to agree with the noun in gender, number, and case, and the form shown here, zugesagten, appears in various inflected positions. The base participle timelessly conveys the sense of something that has been promised or committed.

Usage and meaning

As a participial adjective, zugesagten typically functions to describe items or commitments that have been promised by someone, often in bureaucratic, political, or financial contexts. It is common in formal writing to describe funds, measures, commitments, contracts, or conditions that have been promised by an authority or sponsor. The nuance is that a promise has been made and is expected to be fulfilled.

Grammar notes

Zugesagt is the basic past participle; zugesagten is the inflected form used before nouns. For example: die zugesagten Mittel (the promised funds), den zugesagten Plan (the promised plan). It can also appear in predicative position: Die Mittel sind zugesagt. More broadly, the word is part of a larger class of participial adjectives formed from verbs with the prefix zu-, which often denotes intention or commitment.

Related terms

Related German forms include zugesagt (masculine/neuter singular or in some predicative positions) and the root verb zusagen itself, meaning to promise or pledge. In English translations, zugesagten can be conveyed as “promised,” “pledged,” or “committed,” depending on context.

Examples

- Die zugesagten Mittel reichen aus. (The promised funds are sufficient.)

- Die zugesagte Maßnahme tritt bald in Kraft. (The promised measure will come into effect soon.)

- Es ist zugesagt. (It is promised/ has been pledged.)