fortgesetzte

Fortgesetzte is a German attributive adjective formed from the verb fortsetzen, meaning to continue or carry on. The base past participle is fortgesetzt, and fortgesetzte is the inflected form used before feminine singular nouns or in other appropriate gender-number combinations. The adjective declines as follows: masculine singular — der fortgesetzte; feminine singular — die fortgesetzte; neuter singular — das fortgesetzte; plural — die fortgesetzten.

Usage commonly appears in formal or descriptive writing to indicate that a process, action, or policy has been continued or extended. It is typical in legal, administrative, political, and academic contexts. Examples include der fortgesetzte Antrag (the continued request), die fortgesetzte Debatte (the ongoing debate), das fortgesetzte Verfahren (the continued proceedings), and die fortgesetzten Maßnahmen (the ongoing measures).

Grammar note: fortgesetzte is the attributive form used before a noun; its endings reflect gender and number. In plural definite phrases, you would typically see fortgesetzten (e.g., die fortgesetzten Maßnahmen). The plain past participle fortgesetzt is used in predicate constructions or with auxiliary verbs, as in Die Regierung hat die Maßnahmen fortgesetzt.

Etymology: fortsetzen combines fort- (forward, onward) with setzen (to set, place), yielding a sense of continuing something. The form fortgesetzt serves as the participle, while fortgesetzte serves as the attributive adjective in noun phrases.