aufgegliedert

Aufgegliedert is a German past participle and adjectival form derived from the verb aufgliedern, meaning to break or divide a whole into parts or sections. As an adjective, it describes something that has been subdivided or broken down into components or categories. The term is common in official, statistical, and administrative language.

The word consists of the prefix auf- (suggesting unfolding or breaking open) and gliedern (to structure or categorize). The corresponding noun Aufgliederung refers to the breakdown or subdivision itself. The form aufgegliedert is used both attributively and predicatively.

Usage and context: aufgegliedert is widely employed in statistics, reports, budgets, and organizational charts to indicate a detailed subdivision. Examples include: “Der Jahresbericht ist aufgegliedert nach Regionen, Produktlinien und Kundensegmenten.” or “Die Ausgaben sind aufgegliedert in Personal- und Sachaufwendungen.” It conveys a precise, formal sense of a structure that has been separated into subcategories or components.

Grammar and variants: aufgegliedert is the past participle of aufgliedern and can function as a predicative adjective (“Die Daten sind aufgegliedert.”) or, attributively before a noun (“eine aufgegliederte Struktur”). Related terms include Aufgliederung (the breakdown) and einfachere synonyms such as untergliedern or gliedern, though each has slightly different nuance.

See also: Aufgliederung, Gliederung, Gliedern, Untergliedern.