Zusammengebaute

Zusammengebaute is a form used in German to describe objects that have been assembled from multiple parts. It is built from the verb bauen (to build) with the prefix zusammen- (together) and the past participle gebaut, and functions as an attributive adjective before a noun. In practice, German speakers more commonly encounter the even more frequent participle form zusammengebaut, but zusammengebaute still appears in written language, especially in contexts emphasizing the result of assembly.

Usage and meaning

The term denotes that an item was constructed by joining parts rather than manufactured as a single piece. It is commonly used in engineering, manufacturing, construction, and product descriptions. Examples include: eine zusammengebaute Struktur (a structure assembled from components) or eine zusammengebaute Maschine (an assembled machine). As a nominalized form, it can also appear as das Zusammengebaute, referring to the assembled object in a general sense.

Grammar and variants

Zusammengebaute is primarily used attributively and agrees with the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies (for example, eine zusammengebaute Struktur, die zusammengebaute Teile – though for plural parts the form often appears as zusammengebauten Teile in typical usage). The related predicative or broader form is zusammengebaut, which is more common when describing the action or state after assembly (es ist zusammengebaut).

See also

Zusammenbauen, Montage, Bauweise, Fertigung, Modularisierung.