angeführt

Angeführt is the past participle of the German verb anführen. It has two principal uses in standard German: a sense of leadership and a sense of citation or mention.

In the leadership sense, angeführt describes someone or something that is at the head of a group, movement, or organization. The agent of leadership is usually expressed with von, for example: Die Truppe wurde von General X angeführt. The term is common in historical, political, and organizational contexts and can appear in narrative or reported language: Er hat das Team lange angeführt.

In the sense of citing or mentioning as evidence, angeführt denotes items that are named or referenced in a text. Examples include: Im Bericht wird eine Reihe von Studien angeführt, Es wurden mehrere Gründe angeführt. Here, angeführt signals that something has been produced as support or authority, rather than describing physical leadership.

Etymology and grammar: angeführt comes from the prefix an- added to führen (to lead or to conduct). As a participle, it can be used with haben in perfect tense: Sie hat die Gruppe angeführt. It can also function as an attributive or predicative adjective: angeführte Belege, die angeführte Quelle.

See also: anführen, Anführer (leader), Anführung (citation) and related phrases for contexts of leadership or documentation. Overall, angeführt is a neutral, versatile term used in formal and everyday language to indicate leadership or citation.