befüllte

Befüllte is a German form derived from the verb befüllen, meaning to fill something with a substance. It can appear as a simple past tense form (Präteritum) of befüllen, as well as the attributive adjective form used before a noun to mean “filled.” The word is closely related to related terms such as Befüllung (the act or process of filling) and befüllt, the past participle used in some past-tense constructions or predicates.

In its verbal use, befüllen means to fill or load a container, space, or vessel with a material. The Präteritum forms include ich befüllte, du befülltest, er/sie/es befüllte, wir befüllten, ihr befülltet, sie befüllten. For example: Ich befüllte das Glas mit Wasser. In the perfect or passive voice, befüllen often appears with a participle such as befüllt: Die Flasche ist befüllt. This indicates that the container has been filled.

As an attributive adjective, befüllte agrees with the noun it modifies. Examples: eine befüllte Flasche (a filled bottle), befüllte Behälter (filled containers). The adjective form uses the umlaut in the stem (befüll-), with endings according to gender, number, and case.

Common contexts include manufacturing, packaging, logistics, and quality control, where the term describes the state of containers or systems that have already been filled. The related noun Befüllung denotes the process of filling itself.