vorgelegte

Vorgelegte is a form of the German verb vorlegen (to present, to submit) used as an attributive adjective. It denotes that something has been presented or submitted, often for review, decision making, or formal processing. The term commonly appears in legal, administrative, academic, and business contexts.

Usage and meanings

- In everyday formal German, vorgelegte describes items that have been placed before an authority or decision maker. Examples include documents, plans, or findings that have been submitted for consideration.

- Common phrases include vorgelegte Unterlagen (submitted documents), vorgelegter Antrag (presented application), or vorgelegte Studie (submitted study). The exact meaning hinges on the gender, number, and case of the noun it modifies.

Grammar and inflection

- Vorgelegte is the feminine singular form in the nominative or accusative case (e.g., eine vorgelegte Akte, die vorgelegte Akte).

- The form changes with gender and case. Masculine singular and neuter singular use other endings (vorgelegter, vorgelegtes). In plural, after a definite article, the adjective typically takes vorlegten (e.g., die vorgelegten Unterlagen).

Relation to vorlegen and vorgelegt

- Vorlegen is the base verb; vorgelegt is the past participle used in compound tenses (e.g., er hat den Bericht vorgelegt).

- Vorgelegte is not a separate lexical item but a specific inflected form of the participle used adjectivally to describe something that has already been presented.

See also

- vorlegen

- vorgelegte Unterlagen

- vorgelegter Antrag

Vorgelegte thus functions as a precise, formal descriptor signaling that the subject has already been presented to an authority for evaluation.