gekocht

Gekocht is the past participle of the German verb kochen, meaning to cook. It denotes that food or liquid has been subjected to cooking. As an adjective or attributive participle, it describes cooked food and agrees with the noun: gekochte Kartoffeln (pl.), gekochter Reis (singular, masculine), and gekochtes Gemüse (neuter). In verb phrases it is used with an auxiliary verb to form the perfect: Ich habe das Essen gekocht. It can also function as a predicate adjective: Das Essen ist gekocht.

Etymology and form: Gekocht is formed by applying the ge- prefix and the -t ending to the verb stem kochen. This is typical for the past participles of weak German verbs.

Usage and examples: Common collocations include hartgekochtes Ei (hard-boiled egg) and gekochte Nudeln. The phrase das hartgekochte Ei is also common, and ein hartgekochtes Ei means a hard-boiled egg. The term covers various cooking methods (boiling, steaming, simmering, etc.) when the result is cooked.

See also: Kochen; German grammar; past participles.