getätigte

Getätigte is the attributive past participle form of the German verb tätigen, meaning to carry out, perform, or conclude. The base past participle getätigt marks actions that have already been completed. As an adjective, getätigte is used before a noun and is declined to agree with the noun’s gender, number, and case. The root verb tätigen comes from German, with the nominal root Tätigkeit (activity).

Usage and grammar: In attributive position before a noun, getätigte takes the appropriate ending depending on number and article. With singular nouns and a definite article, the endings are often -e (for masculine, feminine, or neuter): die getätigte Maßnahme, der getätigte Auftrag, das getätigte Projekt. In plural, the form becomes getätigten: die getätigten Investitionen. The participle can also be nominalized: das Getätigte, referring to what has been done.

Common phrases: getätigte Ausgaben, getätigte Investitionen, getätigte Aussagen, getätigte Schritte. These phrases are frequent in formal writing, such as financial statements, reports, and official communications, to summarize actions that have already been carried out.

Notes: The term is relatively formal; in everyday language, other expressions such as durchgeführte Maßnahmen or realisierte Investitionen are often used depending on nuance. Getätigte emphasizes that actions were carried out or completed, rather than merely planned, and is commonly found in administrative, business, and policy contexts.