geklaut

Geklaut is a German verb derived from the noun Diebstahl, meaning theft. As a past participle and adjective, geklaut describes something that has been stolen. It is commonly used in everyday language to indicate that an item has been taken without permission or unlawfully. For example, "Mein Fahrrad ist geklaut worden" translates to "My bicycle has been stolen." The term can apply to anything from small personal belongings to larger possessions, and it carries the connotation of dishonesty and wrongdoing. In informal contexts, it might also be used humorously or hyperbolically to describe something that has been borrowed without asking, though the underlying meaning remains that of unauthorized taking. The legal implications of being geklaut are significant, as theft is a criminal offense. The word itself is straightforward and widely understood in German-speaking regions.