hindurchgegangen

Hindurchgegangen is the past participle form of the German verb hindurchgehen, meaning to go through or to pass through a space or barrier. It describes the completed action of moving from one side to the other, typically through a doorway, corridor, crowd, or other obstacle. The term can refer to physical movement as well as to figurative passage through a process or experience.

Etymology and grammar: Hindurchgehen is a separable verb built from gehen (to go) and the particle hindurch (through, through and through). In the present tense the prefix can appear as a separate element, as in ich gehe hindurch. In compound tenses the prefix is integrated into the past participle, yielding hindurchgegangen, which is used with the auxiliary sein: ich bin hindurchgegangen, wir sind hindurchgegangen. The construction can take objects or complements specifying what is being passed, for example durch die Tür hindurchgegangen.

Usage: Physically, hindurchgegangen is used for moving through a boundary or obstacle, such as "Sie ist durch die Tür hindurchgegangen." It can also be employed in a figurative sense to denote having endured or completed a challenge or process, for example, "Er ist die Prüfung hindurchgegangen." In everyday language, other verbs like durchgehen or durch etw. hindurchgehen may be preferred depending on regional usage and emphasis.

See also: hindurch, gehen, durchgehen, separable verbs.