geplatzte

Geplatzte is the attributive past participle form of the German verb platzen (to burst, to explode) used as an adjective before a noun. The base participle is geplatzt, but when it modifies a noun, it inflects: feminine singular geplatzte Blase, masculine singular geplatzter Reifen, neuter singular geplatzes Loch, and corresponding plural forms such as geplatzte Blasen or geplatzte Reifen.

Etymology and form: like other German past participles with the prefix ge-, geplatzt forms the participle of platzen. In attributive use, it behaves like an ordinary adjective and follows standard inflection rules for gender, number, and case. In predicate position, the verb is simply geplatzt/ist geplatzt (the tire has burst).

Usage and context: geplatzte describes objects that have already ruptured or burst. It is common in everyday language, medical contexts, and mechanical or transportation descriptions. Examples include geplatzte Blase (a popped blister), geplatzter Reifen (burst tire), and geplatzte Ballons (burst balloons). The term emphasizes the result of the bursting event rather than the act itself.

Examples of construction: die geplatzte Blase (the popped blister), der geplatzte Reifen (the burst tire), die geplatzten Reifen (the burst tires in plural). The form adapts to gender, number, and case as with other attributive adjectives.

See also: platzen, geplatz, and related phrases describing rupture or failure in physical objects, such as Blase, Reifen, Ballon. The related past participle should not be confused with geplatzt, the simple past participle used in predicate constructions.