No. 1,091 in German
gescheitert
"Failed" or "unsuccessful."
In a sentence
Das Projekt ist leider gescheitert.
Unfortunately, the project failed.
Here, "gescheitert" is used as a predicate adjective to describe the outcome of the project.
Er hat sich sehr angestrengt, aber trotzdem ist er gescheitert.
He tried very hard, but he still failed.
In this sentence, "gescheitert" appears as the past participle portraying the action of failing performed by the subject.
Die gescheiterten Versuche haben uns viel über die Vorgehensweise gelehrt.
The failed attempts taught us a lot about the approach.
Here, "gescheiterten" is used as an attributive adjective modifying the noun "Versuche".
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