geklingelt

Geklingelt is the past participle of the German verb klingeln. It denotes that a ringing sound occurred, such as a doorbell or a telephone. In everyday language, geklingelt is used to describe events in the present perfect tense with the auxiliary haben, for example: Ich habe an der Tür geklingelt, Das Telefon hat geklingelt, Es hat geklingelt.

Etymology and meaning: klingeln comes from the Germanic family of words related to sound and ring. The noun Klingel (bell) shares the same root, and geklingelt is the participial form derived with the prefix ge- that marks the past participle in many German verbs. The core sense is the interruption or signaling by a ringing sound.

Usage notes: geklingelt can refer to any ringing sound attributed to a bell or a bell-like signal. It is common to specify what rang by using phrases such as an der Tür geklingelt (rang the doorbell) or Das Telefon hat geklingelt (the phone rang). In the simple past, the preterite form klingelte is used for narrations in writing, while geklingelt remains the participial form used with haben for the present perfect.

See also: Klingel, the noun for a bell or signaling device; klingeln, the verb meaning to ring or chime. Related expressions describe sounds and alerts, such as einer Glocke kann klingeln or das Signal hat geklingelt.