Zurückgesendet

Zurückgesendet is the past participle of zurücksenden, a separable-prefix verb meaning to send something back to its sender or to a previous location. It is used to indicate that an item has been returned, such as merchandise, documents, or parcels, and can appear in shipping logs, customer service notes, and e-commerce statuses. In spoken German the more common everyday form is often zurückgeschickt, while zurückgesendet is frequent in formal or written contexts.

The perfect tense in German uses the auxiliary haben with zurücksenden, yielding "ich habe das Paket zurückgesendet." In passive constructions one might also encounter "Das Paket wurde zurückgesendet." Zurückgesendet can function as an adjective when paired with a noun, as in "das zurückgesendete Paket," to describe a package that has already been returned.

It is distinct from synonyms like zurückgeschickt (more colloquial) and is related to the noun Rücksendung, which denotes the act or process of returning items. In practice, zurückgesendet is commonly found in official communications, tracking updates, and formal documentation within logistics, retail returns, and customer-service contexts.

Examples:

- Der Kunde hat die Ware zurückgesendet.

- Die Sendung wurde vom Versanddienstleister zurückgesendet.

- Das Formular wurde bereits zurückgesendet.