gestartetes

Gestartetes is a German grammar form derived from the verb starten (to start). It is the neuter singular attributive form of the past participle gestartet/gestartet (the past participle is typically gestarte-t). In practice, gestarte-ted forms function as an adjective describing a neuter noun, indicating that the noun has been started or begun.

In usage, the ending of the attributive participle changes with the determiner. For neuter singular nouns:

- With an indefinite article: ein gestartetes Projekt or ein gestartetes Programm (ending -es).

- With a definite article: das gestartete Programm or das gestartete Projekt (ending -e).

- Without a determiner, such as in headings or nominal phrases: Gestartetes Programm or Gestartetes Projekt (ending -es).

The form gestartetes is common when the sentence or phrase uses an indefinite article or no article at all, while gestartet e.g. gestartete appears after definite determiners. Both forms convey that the object is in a started or begun state, and they do not introduce a separate lexical item; they are inflected forms of the same participle.

Examples:

- Wir haben ein gestartetes Projekt übernommen.

- Das gestartete Programm läuft stabil.

- Gestartetes Programm soll in der nächsten Woche abgeschlossen werden.

Semantically, gestartetes simply marks status: the noun has been initiated or begun, often implying progress or completion of an earlier phase. It is a typical German construction for describing state rather than a standalone meaning.