fortgesetzt

Fortgesetzt is a German adjective and the past participle of the verb fortsetzen, meaning “continued” or “continuing.” It is used to indicate that a narrative, report, or other text continues beyond the current segment. In practice, fortgesetzt often appears as a label or caption at the end of a serial installment to signal continuation in a subsequent issue or episode. The related noun Fortsetzung denotes a continuation or a sequel, while fortgesetzt is the verb-derived form used in predicative or attributive position.

Etymology: Fortsetzen combines fort-, meaning forth or onward, with setzen, to place or put. The sense is to carry an action forward to a later point in the narrative.

Usage: In serialized media such as newspapers, magazines, comics, and broadcast programs, fortgesetzt may appear where the next installment continues. The more common phrase for this purpose is Fortsetzung folgt (to be continued). Fortgesetzt can also occur as a simple caption, for example as a page heading on a single panel that is continued on the next page. Grammatically, fortgesetzt is the past participle and can form sentences like Die Geschichte wird fortgesetzt (The story is continued) or function as an adjective, eine fortgesetzte Arbeit (an ongoing piece of work).

See also: Fortsetzung; Fortsetzung folgt; To be continued.