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verbruikt

Verbruikt is a Dutch term that serves as the past participle of the verb verbruiken, meaning to consume or to use up. It functions in two main ways: as part of verb forms in perfect tenses and as an adjective describing something that has been consumed or used up.

Etymology and forms: The root is bruiken/bruik meaning use, with the prefix ver- adding a sense of

Usage and context: Verbruikt is commonly encountered in discussions of resources, energy, and food, where it

Related terms: Verbruik (noun) contrasts with verbruiken (the verb). Verbruikt is distinct from verbruikte when used

See also: verbruiken, verbruik, energieverbruik, waterverbruik.

completion
or
depletion.
The
past
participle
form
is
verbruikt,
which
is
used
with
auxiliary
verbs
such
as
hebben
or
zijn
to
form
tenses
(for
example,
Het
gas
is
verbruikt,
meaning
the
gas
has
been
consumed).
As
an
adjective
before
a
noun,
verbruikt
can
take
an
-e
ending
to
agree
in
gender
and
number,
as
in
de
verbruikte
voorraden
(the
consumed
stocks).
denotes
that
a
quantity
has
been
used
or
expended.
The
related
noun
verbruik
refers
to
the
act
or
amount
of
consumption,
as
in
energieverbruik
(energy
consumption)
or
waterverbruik
(water
consumption).
The
term
is
also
found
in
technical
and
statistical
language
to
describe
the
depletion
of
materials
or
goods.
as
a
modified
noun
phrase.
In
other
languages,
a
parallel
term
is
consumed
in
English
or
verb
forms
in
German
such
as
verbraucht,
reflecting
a
common
Indo-European
pattern
of
expressing
completed
use.