zurückgelegte

zurückgelegte is a German word that functions as a past participle. It is the past participle of the verb zurücklegen. The verb itself means to cover, to lay back, to travel, or to put back. When used as an adjective, zurückgelegte describes something that has been covered, traveled, or put back. For instance, eine zurückgelegte Strecke refers to a distance that has been covered or traveled. Similarly, ein zurückgelegtes Objekt would mean an object that has been put back or replaced. The grammatical gender and number of zurückgelegte will change depending on the noun it modifies, following standard German adjective declension rules. For example, with a masculine singular noun in the nominative case, it would be zurückgelegter. With a feminine singular noun in the nominative case, it would be zurückgelegte. With a plural noun in the nominative case, it would be zurückgelegte. The context in which the word appears is crucial for understanding its precise meaning.