basiert

Basiert is a German word form derived from the verb basieren, which means to be based on or to rest on. In everyday and formal German, basieren is used to indicate that a claim, conclusion, or object derives its justification or foundation from specific sources, data, or facts. The most common construction is with the preposition auf: Die These basiert auf neuen Forschungsergebnissen.

In the present tense, basieren is conjugated regularly, with basiert matching a third-person singular subject (er/sie/es basiert). The participle form that combines with haben to form perfect tenses is basiert (for example, Die Studie hat auf den Ergebnissen basiert). The present participle of basieren is basierend, which is frequently used as an adjective or adverbial modifier, especially in formal writing: eine auf Daten basierende Theorie, basierend auf aktuellen Erkenntnissen.

Usage notes and variations:

- Basieren can be paired with auf to specify the basis, often in academic, media, and technical contexts.

- Basierend auf is a common, natural way to introduce a basis as a modifier, equivalent to “based on” in English.

- In some contexts, especially concise reports or headlines, the finite form basiert may appear, but the more neutral and widely used forms are basiert and basierend.

Related terms include Basis (foundation) and basieren as a verb family. The term is neutral in tone and typically signals a foundation of evidence or sources behind a claim or model.

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