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zugeschickt

Zugeschickt is the past participle of the German verb zuschicken, meaning to send something to someone. It describes a message, document, or item that has been sent to a recipient, by mail, courier, or electronically. In sentences it is used with the auxiliary haben: Ich habe dir den Bericht zugeschickt.

The form is often used interchangeably with zusenden, but there are stylistic differences. Zugeschickt comes from

Usage notes and common expressions: the phrase etwas zugeschickt bekommen means to have something sent to you

Overall, zugeschickt is a practical term in German for indicating that a sender has delivered something to

zuschicken
and
is
common
in
everyday
and
business
language,
including
informal
emails
and
letters.
The
past
participle
of
zusenden
is
in
many
contexts
zugesandt,
which
can
sound
more
formal;
both
verbs
convey
the
same
basic
idea
of
sending
to
a
recipient,
but
different
registers
may
prefer
one
form
over
the
other.
As
an
attributive
or
predicative
participle,
zugeschickt
follows
normal
German
adjective
agreement:
ein
zugeschickter
Anhang,
die
zugeschickten
Unterlagen.
or
to
receive
it
by
delivery
or
email.
Digital
delivery
is
frequent
in
modern
communication,
as
in
Die
Unterlagen
wurden
per
E-Mail
zugeschickt.
In
professional
contexts,
klar
and
precise
language
may
favor
zusenden/zugesandt,
but
zugeschickt
remains
widely
understood
and
accepted.
a
recipient,
with
usage
spanning
everyday
correspondence
and
formal
communication.