vollendet

Vollendet is a German term that can function as the past participle of the verb vollenden and as an adjective. It means finished, completed, or consummate. The past participle of vollenden is vollendet, used with auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, for example: Das Werk ist vollendet. As an attributive adjective, vollendet denotes something that is fully developed or expertly crafted: eine vollendete Leistung, ein vollendeter Stil, das vollendete Werk. The ending changes with gender, number, and case: eine vollendete Leistung, einen vollendeten Stil, das vollendete Werk.

Etymology and nuance: vollenden combines voll- 'full' with enden 'to end'; vollendet is the regular past participle. The noun Vollendung means completion or perfection and is used in philosophical and aesthetic discourse (Vollendung der Form). In usage, vollendet often conveys a sense of stylistic perfection or mature craftsmanship, especially in art, music, and literature. Common synonyms include perfekt, vollkommen, ausgereift, meisterhaft; antonyms include unvollendet or unfertig.