gebaut

Gebaut is the past participle of the German verb bauen, meaning to build. It is used to form perfect tenses with the auxiliary haben, as in Ich habe ein Haus gebaut, and to express that something has been constructed. It also appears in passive constructions with werden, for example Das Haus wird gebaut or Es wurde gebaut.

As an adjective, gebaut means "built" or "constructed" and can describe a structure that has been completed. When used attributively, it inflects like other adjectives: das gebaute Haus, ein gebautes Haus, die gebauten Häuser. For instance, Das gebaute Gebäude steht seit 1990 describes a building that has been constructed.

Form and usage notes: the past participle gebaut includes the ge- prefix typical of German participles, and its form does not vary with gender, but the accompanying article and case determine the adjective ending. In ordinary narration the simple verb forms—Ich habe gebaut, Das Gebäude wurde gebaut—are common, while das gebaute Gebäude highlights that the structure has already been constructed.

Etymology and related forms: gebaut derives from bauen (to build). It is the standard German participle used across tenses and voices to indicate completed construction, as well as in adjectival phrases describing the condition of a structure after construction.