verwendeter

Verwendeter is the attributive form of the past participle used with the verb verwenden, meaning to use or to employ. As an adjective it denotes that something has already been used or employed, rather than being new. It is commonly placed before a noun, as in ein verwendeter Gegenstand or verwendete Materialien, where it describes the state or history of the item.

Morphology and declension: Verwendeter is the masculine nominative singular form. The feminine and neuter singular forms are verwendete and verwendetes, respectively. In plural, the attributive form is verwendete for all genders (die verwendeten Gegenstände). When used with a definite article, you would say der verwendete Gegenstand, die verwendete Methode, das verwendete Material; with an indefinite article: ein verwendeter Gegenstand, eine verwendete Methode, ein verwendetes Material. In the strong declension (no determiner) the endings align with standard German adjective endings.

Usage: The term is frequent in product descriptions, inventories, and contexts involving recycling, refurbishment, or historical usage. It signals that an item is not new and has been previously used or repurposed. It can also describe components that were employed in a prior process or application.

Etymology: Verwendeter is derived from verwenden (to use) with the prefix ver-, and the past participle used to form adjectives. The noun form verwandter is verwandung of Verwendung (use, utilization).

See also: verwenden, Verwendung, benutzt, gebrauchen, Gebrauch.

Examples: verwendeter Gegenstand (a used item), verwendete Materialien (materials that have been used), verwendeter Akku (a used battery).