akzeptierter

Akzeptierter is a German attributive form of the participial adjective akzeptert from the verb akzeptieren, meaning "accepted" or "approved." It describes a noun that has already been accepted or acknowledged. The word is commonly used in formal, administrative, or legal language to indicate that a proposal, offer, or document has received approval.

Grammar and usage notes

As an attributive adjective, akzeptierter declines according to case, gender, and number. Examples:

- Ein akzeptierter Vorschlag (masculine singular, nominative with indefinite article)

- Der akzeptierte Antrag (masculine singular, nominative with definite article)

- Ein akzeptiertes Angebot (neuter singular)

- Eine akzeptierte Lösung (feminine singular)

- Die akzeptierten Vorschläge (plural, with definite article)

In the absence of a determiner, strong declension would yield endings appropriate to gender and case, such as akzeptierter Antrag, akzeptiertes Angebot, akzeptierte Lösung, akzeptierte Vorschläge. The predicate form using the past participle akzeptertich is akzeptert? No—the common predicate is ist akzeptiert, not akzeptierter.

Relation to related terms

Akzeptierter contrasts with akzeptert (not standard) but is related to akzepptiert? The common verb form is akzeptieren; the past participle akzeptiert is used in perfect tenses and as a predicate adjective (Der Antrag ist akzeptiert). The noun form for the concept is Akzeptanz (acceptance) or the adjective akzeppt (rare). In practice, akzeptierter appears most often in descriptive phrases naming the status of items in processes, approvals, or formal evaluations.

Etymology

The adjective derives from the verb akzeptieren, which traces back to the French accepter and ultimately to Latin acceptare, meaning to take or receive.