geschützt
Translation
protected, sheltered, safe
Examples
Diese Tierart ist gesetzlich geschützt.
This animal species is legally protected.
Wir fanden einen vor dem Wind geschützten Platz.
We found a place sheltered from the wind.
Grammar Patterns
as a predicative adjective to be protected This animal species is protected.
as an attributive adjective protected (before a noun) We sat in a sheltered place.
((vor+3)) geschützt sein to be protected from sth. The house is well protected from the wind.
Similar Words
Synonyms: safe (sicher), secure (geborgen); Antonyms: unprotected (ungeschützt), endangered (gefährdet)
Etymology
Past participle of 'schützen' (to protect). The 'ge-' prefix indicates the past participle form.
Memory Tips
If you 'schützen' something, it becomes 'geschützt'. The 'ge-' prefix is like the '-ed' in English 'protected'.