zugeteilte

Zugeteilte is a German term formed from the prefix zu- and the verb teilen (to divide or allocate). It can function as an attributive or predicative adjective, and it can also be used as a substantive noun in the plural. As an adjective, zugeteilte modifies a noun to indicate that something has been allocated or assigned to someone or something, for example zugeteilte Mittel (allocated funds) or zugeteilte Aufgaben (assigned tasks). When used as a noun, the phrase die Zugeteilten refers to the people or items that have been allocated, such as “Die Zugeteilten wurden benachrichtigt.” The form ist declined according to gender and case, e.g., der zugeteilte Fonds, die zugeteilten Mittel, den zugeteilten Probanden.

Usage and context: Zugeteilte appears primarily in bureaucratic, administrative, logistical, or organizational language. It describes resources, responsibilities, or participants that have been assigned to a person, department, project, or group. It is related to, but distinct from, synonyms such as zugewiesen (designated or assigned) and eingeteilt (divided into groups). In research or operations planning, zugeteilte Ressourcen or zugeteilte Aufgaben are common collocations.

Etymology and nuance: The form is derived from the concept of something being divided or distributed toward a recipient. As a substantive, Zugeteilte tends to emphasize the recipients or items that have received an assignment, while as an adjective it emphasizes the act or status of allocation.

See also: zuteilen, zugewiesen, eingeteilt.