beschädigter

Beschädigter is a German term derived from the verb beschädigen, meaning to damage. It can function as an adjective meaning damaged, or as a nominalized form referring to the person or thing that has sustained damage. The word is used in formal and everyday contexts.

As an attributive or predicative adjective, beschädigter describes something that has been damaged and is declined according to gender, number, and case. Examples include ein beschädigter Gegenstand (a damaged object) or die beschädigte Verpackung (the damaged packaging). The stem is based on beschädigt, with the ending -er for masculine nominative singular in this position.

As a noun, Beschädigter (capitalized) can refer to the person or object that has suffered damage. The noun is declined like other German nouns: der Beschädigte (masculine nominative), die Beschädigte (feminine nominative), das Beschädigte (neuter nominative), with corresponding forms in other cases. It is more common in formal, legal, or insurance-language, for example: Der Beschädigte hat Anspruch auf Ersatz.

Related terms include Beschädigung (damage or harm), Beschädigen (to damage), and Schaden (damage, loss). The concept is widely used in shipping, product liability, and claims processing. The word should not be confused with the simple past participle beschädigt, which is used to form compound tenses rather than as a noun.