angehängt

Angehängt is the past participle of the German verb anhängen and denotes that something has been attached or appended to another object. The term can function as a predicate or as an adjective and is widely used in both physical and digital contexts.

Etymology and form: The verb consists of the prefix an- and suffix hang‑, meaning to attach or fasten. As a past participle it forms angehängt, which can also be used adjectivally to describe an attachment or appended item.

Usage: In everyday language, angehängt describes things that have been added or affixed. Examples include a file attached to an email, a document with an appended note, or parts physically fixed to a larger object. In computing and office work, common phrases are die Datei ist angehängt (the file is attached) or eine angehängte Datei (an attached file). The noun Anhang refers to the attachment itself, while angehängt describes the state of having been attached.

Grammatical notes: As an attributive adjective preceding a feminine noun, it appears as angehängte Datei (die Datei ist angehängt). Plural: angehängte Dateien. The participle can also be used predicatively with sein, etwa Die Datei ist angehängt, or in passive constructions using wurde angehängt.

Contexts: Beyond digital attachments, angehängt can describe physical attachments as in etwas an einer Oberfläche festgelegt oder angehängt. The term remains neutral and widely understood in technical, administrative, and everyday German.

See also: Anhängen, Anhang, angelegter Zusammenhang.