gegründetes

Gegründetes is the attributive form of the past participle gegründet (to found, establish) used to describe a neuter noun. It is common in contexts such as business, projects, or organizations. The form signals that something has been founded or established and functions as an ordinary adjective in German grammar.

Declension and usage

Gegründetes is primarily used with neuter nouns in the singular. After an indefinite article or without an article, the ending -es is used: ein gegründetes Unternehmen, gegründetes Projekt. After a definite article, the adjective takes the ending -e: das gegründete Unternehmen, das gegründete Projekt. In the genitive, dative, and other cases, the endings change: des gegründeten Unternehmens, dem gegründeten Projekt, etc. Plural forms appear as gegründete Unternehmen (with no or indefinite article) or die gegründeten Unternehmen (with definite article).

Meaning and nuance

The term emphasizes the outcome of the founding action—the object that has been established. It is often used in corporate histories, descriptions of startups, or project introductions. The adjective generally conveys a completed status rather than the ongoing act of founding.

Gegründetes as noun

Gegründetes can also function as a noun in some contexts, but that is typically written as Gegründetes or Gegründete (capitalized) to denote a specific thing that has been founded. More common noun forms related to this concept are Gründung (foundation) or Gründer (founder).

Relation to related terms

Gegründetes relates to Gründung (foundation), Unternehmensgründung (company founding), and Gründerszene (founding scene). It is distinct from gegründet used as a past participle in predicates or as part of a verb phrase (das Unternehmen ist gegründet).