samengevatte

Samengevatte is a Dutch adjective derived from the verb samenvatten, meaning to summarize. It indicates that something has been condensed or presented in a shortened form. The form is typically used attributively before a noun, for example: een samengevatte versie, de samengevatte tekst. In predicative use, the more common form is samengevat, as in De tekst is samengevat.

Etymology and usage notes: samengevat is the past participle of samenvatten, formed with the prefix samen- (together) and vatten (to take in, to grasp). The attributive adjective form is samengevat(te) when used with de- or het- nouns, and it is mainly found in written or formal Dutch, such as reports, abstracts, and academic writing. The noun form related to this concept is samenvatting, meaning the actual summary.

Context and nuance: samengevatte describes something that has already been summarized, not the act of summarizing itself. It is commonly paired with nouns like versie, tekst, rapport, or hoofdstuk. While it can appear in diverse contexts, it is less likely to be used in casual speech; in everyday language speakers may opt for beknopte of verkorte variants to convey a similar idea.

See also: samenvatten, samenvatting, verkorte versie, beknopte versie.