gezahlten

Gezahlten is a German form derived from the verb zahlen (to pay or to count). It is the past participle gezahlt used as an adjective before a noun and is therefore declined to match gender, number, and case.

In practice, gezahlten appears primarily in the plural attributive position, especially with a definite article: die gezahlten Beträge (the paid amounts). In singular forms, the corresponding attributive forms are gezahlter (masculine), gezahlte (feminine or plural feminine and neuter in some contexts), and gezahltes (neuter). Without a determiner, the strong declension yields other endings such as gezahlte Beträge in the plural. The genitive and dative plural with a definite article also use gezahlten: der gezahlten Beträge, den gezahlten Beträgen.

Common contexts for gezahlten include accounting, contracting, and reporting, where one describes amounts that have already been paid. For example: Die gezahlten Beträge wurden überprüft. Here gezahlten functions as an attributive adjective describing the plural noun Beträge.

Distinctions to note: gezahlt is the past participle used in finite verb forms to form perfect tenses (ich habe bezahlt). gezahlten, by contrast, is an attributive form that inflects to agree with the noun it modifies. This distinction helps clarify whether the word is acting as part of a verb phrase or as a descriptive modifier.

See also: zahlen, Partizip II, Adjektivdeklination, Deutsche Grammatik.