geeinigt

Ge einigt is the past participle form of the German verb phrase sich einigen, meaning to come to an agreement or to agree on something. In use, geeinigt marks that an understanding has been reached and is usually found with the auxiliary haben. The most common construction is: Die Parteien haben sich geeinigt. We also find forms like Wir haben uns darauf geeinigt, den Vertrag zu unterzeichnen, illustrating how sich einigen governs the object of agreement and, in many cases, a resulting topic or condition.

Etymology and related forms: The expression derives from the verb einigen, which signifies uniting or harmonizing opinions. The noun Einigung means the act or state of agreement. The prefix ge- is a typical part of forming past participles in German, attaching to the verb stem to indicate completed action. Related terms include sich einig sein (to be of the same mind) and Einigung (the agreement or settlement itself).

Usage and nuances: Ge einigt is widely used in formal and semi-formal contexts, such as politics, law, business, and diplomacy, to describe negotiations that have produced an agreed outcome. It can govern different prepositional complements, for example sich auf etwas geeinigt (to have agreed on something) or sich darauf geeinigt, dass (to have agreed that). The phrase differs from other expressions like eine Einigung erzielen (to achieve an agreement) in emphasis: geeinigt stresses that the agreement has already been reached.

Examples: Die Parteien haben sich auf einen Kompromiss geeinigt. Die Mitarbeitenden haben sich darauf geeinigt, die Arbeitszeiten anzupassen. See also Einigung and sich einig sein.