ausgewechselte

Ausgewechselte is a form derived from the German verb auswechseln, meaning to substitute or replace. Grammatically, it is the past participle gewechselt with the prefix aus- and is used as an adjective or, when capitalized as a noun, to refer to people or items that have been substituted. As an attributive adjective, its ending depends on gender, number, and article: der ausgewechselte Spieler, die ausgewechselte Spielerin, das ausgewechselte Teil, die ausgewechselten Spieler.

In sports, besonders in football (soccer), the term is commonly used to describe players who have left the field due to a substitution. Phrases such as die ausgewechselten Spieler or der ausgewechselte Torwart are typical in match reports or commentary. The event itself is named Auswechslung, the act of substituting a player during a game.

Beyond sports, the word can apply to any component or element that has been replaced. Examples include ausgewechselte Teile in machinery, ausgewechselte Batterien in devices, or auch metaphorically für politische oder organizational changes in which a person or element has been substituted or replaced.

Usage notes and related terms: auswechseln denotes the action of swapping; Auswechslung names the act or event of substitution; a nominalized form can appear as Die Ausgewechselten to refer to the group of substituted individuals, though more common alternatives include Die ausgewechselten Spieler or Die ausgewechselten Komponenten. The term shares roots with other compounds using aus- and wechseln, and appears across technical, sports, and everyday language.