This is the 14047th most frequent German word.
gelitten
"Gelitten" is the past participle of "leiden" and means "suffered" in English.
The word 'gelitten' is the past participle of 'leiden' and here it is used in the present perfect tense to describe past enduring pain.
Er hat sehr unter der Trennung gelitten.
He suffered greatly from the separation.
'Gelitten,' again as the past participle, describes damage endured by an object, showing the verb's flexibility beyond just emotional or physical suffering.
Das Buch ist stark durch die Feuchtigkeit gelitten.
The book has suffered significantly due to the moisture.
In this sentence, 'gelitten' is used to reflect reported speech in the past, indicating a comparison of hardship within a given context.