beobachtet

Beobachtet is the past participle of the German verb beobachten, meaning to observe or to monitor. It is used both as a participle in compound tenses and as an adjective meaning “observed.” For example: Ich habe das Verhalten beobachtet (I have observed the behavior).

The form can also participate in passive constructions, such as Die Situation wird beobachtet (The situation is being observed) or Es wurde beobachtet (It was observed). The word derives from beobachten with the participle suffix -t, and the related noun is Beobachtung, meaning observation or monitoring.

As an attributive adjective, beobachtet inflects according to gender, number, and case: der beobachtete Mann, die beobachtete Frau, das beobachtete Ereignis; die beobachteten Ereignisse in plural. In predicative position, it often appears with a form of werden or sein: Das Verhalten ist beobachtet worden, Die Daten wurden beobachtet. In many contexts—scientific, journalistic, legal, or administrative—it denotes that a subject or data point has been subjected to observation or monitoring.

Limitations: beobachtet is not a standalone noun in standard usage; it is primarily a participle that functions as part of verb tenses or as an adjective. In English-language texts, it is typically kept in German when referring to the specific grammatical form or when quoting German phrases.

See also: Beobachtung, Beobachter, beobachten.