gepackten

Gepackten is the inflected form of the German past participle gepackt, used as an attributive adjective before a noun. Gepackt is the past participle of packen, the verb meaning to pack or to fill with items. In use, gepackt appears in perfect constructions (ich habe die Koffer gepackt) and as an adjective before nouns to describe items that have already been packed.

As an attributive adjective, gepackt takes endings according to gender, number, and case, and it interacts with the definite article or other determiners. With a definite article, the adjective follows the weak declension pattern. For example: der gepackte Rucksack (nom., masc., sg), die gepackte Tasche (nom., fem., sg), das gepackte Gepäck (nom., neut., sg). In plural: die gepackten Koffer (nom./acc., pl) and die gepackten Taschen. Other cases yield forms such as dem gepackten Rucksack (dat., masc., sg) or der gepackten Tasche (dat., fem., sg). The form gepackten specifically occurs in plural or in certain singular cases after determiners, such as den gepackten Koffern (dat., pl) or dem gepackten Rucksack (dat., sg).

Usage and nuance: gepackt is the past participle, primarily used in verb phrases and as the base meaning “packed.” Gepackt can also function as an adjective in its inflected forms, including gepackten, to describe objects that have already been packed. Verpflegung or packaging in shipping contexts is often described with verpackt rather than gepackt, though both convey packing; gepackt emphasizes the state of having packed items, while verpackt emphasizes the packaging process or the act of packaging.

Examples: Die gepackten Koffer stehen bereit. Den gepackten Koffer nehme ich mit. Die gepackten Taschen sind schwer. Das gepackte Gepäck liegt im Wagen.