getemde

Getemde is a Dutch term that functions as the past participle form of the verb temmen, meaning to tame. In contemporary usage it is most often employed as an adjective to describe animals or subjects that have undergone the process of taming or training, rather than to denote a person who tamed them.

Usage and inflection

As an attributive adjective, getemde typically accompanies a noun and agrees in number and definiteness. For example, de getemde hond refers to a single, definite “the tamed dog,” while de getemde paarden refers to plural “the tamed horses.” The form getemde can also appear in phrases such as getemde dieren or getemde gedrag, highlighting tameness or trained behavior. In some contexts the past participle may be used in reduced or stylistic phrases to convey a sense of domestication or controllability.

Etymology and related terms

Getemde derives from temmen, with the standard Dutch ge- prefix that forms past participles, combined with the -de form used when the participle functions as an adjective. Related terms include getemd (the singular neuter or base past participle form) and temmen (to tame). More general synonyms in Dutch include domestication equivalents like domesticeren (to domesticate) and words describing training or training status, such as getraind (trained).

Context and nuance

Getemde emphasizes a state resulting from taming rather than the act itself. It is common in naturalistic descriptions, animal husbandry, and literature that references animals or agents that have been conditioned or domesticated. It should not be conflated with purely technical terms for training, though overlap exists with trained or disciplined behavior. See also temmen and domesticeren.