entstanden

arisen

adjective ent-SHTAN-den Less Common

Also means

created

Usage Note

entstanden is the past participle of entstehen ('to come into being'), so it often appears as a verb form: Das Bild ist 1920 entstanden. As a modifier it labels something that has come about or originated, as in neu entstandene Stadtteile. There is no separable prefix here, so it stays together.

Examples

"Der Schaden ist gestern entstanden."

Natural Translation

The damage arose yesterday.

Literal Translation

The damage is yesterday arisen.

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