Word
Der durch die Studie belegte Zusammenhang ist relevant.
Meaning
The connection proven by the study is relevant.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Der durch die Studie belegte Zusammenhang ist relevant.
sein
to be
der
who, which, that (relative pronoun; die, das)
durch
through
die Studie
the study
Questions & Answers about Der durch die Studie belegte Zusammenhang ist relevant.
How would you express this sentence using a standard relative clause instead?
You would say: Der Zusammenhang, der durch die Studie belegt wurde, ist relevant. Extended participle phrases are essentially compressed relative clauses. Because belegen (to prove) is used here in a passive sense, the relative clause requires the passive voice (belegt wurde).
Why do we use the past participle belegte instead of the present participle belegende?
The past participle expresses a passive action that has been done to the noun. The connection was proven by the study. If you used the present participle (der belegende Zusammenhang), it would actively mean 'the connection that is proving', which does not make sense in this context.
Why is the participle placed right before Zusammenhang rather than earlier?
In an extended participle attribute, the participle acts as an adjective and must sit directly in front of the noun it modifies. Any extra details belonging to it, like durch die Studie, are sandwiched between the article Der and the participle belegte.
Why does belegte get an -e ending here?
Because it functions as an adjective modifying Zusammenhang, which is a masculine noun in the nominative case. Following the definite article Der, it takes the weak adjective ending -e.