verrichtet

Verrichtet is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb verrichten, meaning to perform, carry out, or fulfill a task or duty. The verb is transitive and commonly used in formal or neutral contexts to describe someone executing an action or duty. In compound tenses it appears with hat as the auxiliary, for example hat verrichtet, meaning “has performed.”

Common usages and collocations include completing tasks or duties such as arbeiten, Dienstleistungen, or Pflichten. Typical phrases are eine Arbeit verrichten, eine Tätigkeit verrichten, or den Dienst verrichten. In everyday language verrichtet is often found in contexts like work, service, or obligations, sometimes conveying a sense of thoroughness or routine completion. Examples: Der Soldat verrichtet den Wachdienst. Der Ingenieur verrichtet die Aufgaben planmäßig. Er hat die Arbeit verrichtet.

Etymology and meaning development: verrichten derives from the prefix ver- combined with richten (to arrange, to direct). The prefix adds nuance related to completion or execution in many German verbs, and verrichten has established itself as a formal way to say that someone has performed or carried out an action. The form verrichtet also appears as the present-tense third-person singular and as the past participle in perfect constructions (hat verrichtet). The word is widely understood in German-speaking regions and appears in official, formal, and descriptive prose, though more everyday alternatives like durchführen or erledigen may be used in casual speech.