No. 14,117 in German
geschützt
Protected.
In a sentence
Dieses Gebiet ist ein geschützter Naturraum.
This area is a protected natural space.
Here, 'geschützt' is used as an adjective to describe the state of the natural area being safeguarded.
Die Dokumente sind durch ein Passwort geschützt.
The documents are protected by a password.
In this sentence, 'geschützt' is used in a passive construction to indicate that the documents are secured by something (the password).
Dank des Regenschirms bin ich vor dem Regen geschützt.
Thanks to the umbrella, I am protected from the rain.
This usage shows 'geschützt' in an active, personal context, indicating the speaker's state of being covered or shielded by the umbrella.
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