gewerkte

Gewerkte is a Dutch attributive adjective formed from the past participle gewerkt, which comes from the verb werken (to work). When used before a noun, the participle is inflected to agree with the noun in gender and number, most commonly appearing as gewerkte. The sense is that something has been worked on, processed, or manufactured.

In practice, gebruik (usage) of gewerkte is mainly found in technical, industrial, or formal contexts to describe objects that have undergone work. Examples include het gewerkte materiaal (the processed material), de gewerkte onderdelen (the processed components), and de gewerkte stoffen (the processed fabrics). The form can also appear with feminine singular or plural nouns, as well as neuter singular and plural nouns when definite determinants are used (for example, het gewerkte materiaal, de gewerkte materialen).

In everyday Dutch, gewerkte as a descriptive form is relatively uncommon, and more common synonyms are verwerkt or bewerkt, depending on the exact nuance. Verwerkt often emphasizes processing or integration into something else, while bewerkt more broadly means edited or manipulated.

Etymologically, gewerkte is the adjectival inflection of the participle gewerkt, itself formed with the prefix ge- added to the past participle stem of werken. The word illustrates Dutch adjective agreement rules, where participles used as adjectives take -e in many contexts to align with the noun they modify.

See also: gewerkt, verwerkt, bewerkt.