gewirkt

Gewirkt is the past participle of the German verb wirken. It describes that something has had an effect, functioned, or produced a result. The nuance ranges from a physical action to an influence on a situation, a process, or a person.

In German, gewirkt is used with the auxiliary haben to form the perfect tenses: Das Medikament hat gewirkt. Die Maßnahme hat gewirkt. The present tense form wirkt is used for ongoing effects (Es wirkt). The simple past form wirkte can be used in narrative contexts (Es wirkte bereits).

Grammatical notes: Gewirkt is the non-finite participle form and does not change for gender or number. It combines with a form of haben to create the perfect tense (e.g., hat gewirkt, hatte gewirkt). It is not used with sein as an auxiliary in typical uses of wirken.

Etymology and related terms: The word wirkt is derived from the Germanic root associated with work and effect. The noun Wirkungen and the related noun Wirkung derive from the same family, and gewirkt is closely linked to these forms in meaning.

Usage and interpretation: Gewirkt is commonly encountered in medical, scientific, political, and everyday contexts to convey that an intervention, treatment, or influence has produced a result. It conveys completed effect, as opposed to the ongoing present action implied by wirkt.

See also: Wirkung, wirken, Wirkstoff.