verfasstes

Verfasstes is a German linguistic term related to the verb verfassen, which means to compose or draft a text. The past participle verfasst describes something that has been written, and in German it can be nominalized to refer to the written material itself. In standard usage, the common noun form is das Verfasste, meaning “the written part” or “the written text.” The form Verfasstes exists mainly as a nominalized participle in more poetical, formal, or title-like contexts, and is less common in everyday prose.

In practice, verfasst as an adjective can describe a document or manuscript: ein verfasstes Manuskript (a manuscript that has been written). When focusing on the act of creating text, the related noun verfas­sen (as a verb) is used, or the gerundive noun das Verfassen, meaning the act of composing or drafting. The noun das Verfasste often functions as a shorthand for the written work itself, similar to phrases like das Geschriebene or das Schriftliche, though more specific in its sense of what has been produced in writing.

Etymology-wise, verfasst derives from verfassen, with ver- adding a sense of completion or result to the root fassen, which historically connects to forming or producing a text. While verfasstes appears in some contexts, most German writers prefer das Verfasste or plain das Verfasstes’ closest everyday equivalents, depending on emphasis and style.

See also: verfassen, Verfassen eines Textes, das Verfassen (the act), das Geschriebene.