getätigten

Getätigten is the declined form of the past participle getätigt from the German verb tätigen, meaning to carry out, perform, or execute. It functions as an adjective in attributive position, describing actions or items that have been carried out or completed. As an attributive adjective, getätigten agrees with the noun in number, gender, and case. In plural contexts it takes the ending -en: die getätigten Investitionen, die getätigten Schritte. In singular contexts the form is getätigte: die getätigte Investition, der getätigte Auftrag. This form is most common in formal or technical writing, such as business, administration, and reporting.

Usage examples illustrate its meaning: Die getätigten Investitionen haben das Projekt ermöglicht. Die getätigten Schritte entsprechen dem Plan. The expression emphasizes that certain actions have already been performed.

Predicative use is also possible with forms of sein or werden, but the past participle typically appears in its base form getätigt or in the passé composé style with auxiliary verbs: Die Investitionen wurden getätigt. In these constructions, getätigt is not declined to agree with a noun.

Origin and meaning: getätigt derives from tätigen, with the prefix ge- forming the past participle. The term is mainly employed when referring to tasks, projects, orders, or measures that have been executed or implemented. It is closely related to related German terms such as Tätigkeit (activity) and tätig (active).

See also: tätigen, Tätig, Tätigkeit.