mitgeblasen

Mitgeblasen is the past participle form of the German verb mitblasen. The verb means to blow along with others, typically in a musical context where wind players join a group, but can also be used more broadly to indicate taking part in a shared activity. As a past participle, mitgeblasen is used with the auxiliary haben to form the perfect tense: Ich habe mitgeblasen, Er hat mitgeblasen.

Formation and grammar: mitblasen is a separable-prefix verb formed from mit- (together) and blasen (to blow). In finite tenses, the prefix is separated, as in Wir haben mitgeblasen. The past participle is mitgeblasen, written as one word, with the prefix attached to the past participle of the stem verb. In attributive use, the participle can appear as mitgeblasene (e.g., die mitgeblasene Melodie). Separable-prefix verbs of this type follow standard German conjugation patterns for perfect tenses.

Usage: Mitgeblasen is most common in musical contexts, describing someone who contributed by blowing a wind instrument during a performance. Example: Der Trompeter hat beim Konzert mitgeblasen. The term can carry a sense of collaborative participation in a broader sense, though it remains most natural when tied to breath or wind instruments.

Related terms: mitspielen, mitmachen, mitreden – verbs that express participation or joining in activities, but mitblasen specifically emphasizes blowing or breath-related participation.

See also: German separable-prefix verbs, perfect tense with haben, attributive participles. The form mitgeblasen is widely understood in standard German and appears in both spoken and written language.