GrammarB2· Verträge
Partizipien als Adjektive
Participles as adjectives
Kartoffel · your teacher
Hi! Let's look at this one together — step by step, no rush.
From what you know
der Vertrag, der unterschrieben wurdebecomesder unterschriebene Vertrag6 parts · about 6 min
1What & when
In one line
In one lineBefore a noun, a takes : die geltenden Regeln, der unterschriebene Vertrag.
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Before
Die Regeln, die gelten, sind klar.
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The shrinks to one word in front of the noun: geltenbecomesgeltend, plus the .
„Die geltenden Regeln sind klar.“ — The rules that apply are clear.
Kartoffel
First, what is it?
A is a verb form that can work like an adjective. You know the Partizip II from the and the : unterschrieben, vereinbart. The Partizip I is easy to make: add d to the (geltenbecomesgeltend). Put one before a noun, and a whole (a clause that describes a noun) shrinks to one word: der Vertrag, der unterschrieben wurdebecomesder unterschriebene Vertrag.
Kartoffel
And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:
VerträgeContracts, forms, official letters and the news are full of them, because they say a lot in few words: der befristete Vertrag, die vereinbarte Probezeit, nach geltendem Recht. When you negotiate a contract, you need them to read the draft. You also need them to say exactly which clause or condition you mean.
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