Adjektiv

untergetaucht

in hiding, gone underground, submerged, disappeared

Der Spion ist in der Stadt untergetaucht.

The spy has gone into hiding in the city.

Das U-Boot ist schnell untergetaucht.

The submarine submerged quickly.

sein + untergetaucht to be in hiding / submerged He has been in hiding for weeks.

Synonyms: versteckt (hidden), verschwunden (disappeared); Antonyms: aufgetaucht (surfaced)

From 'unter' (under) + 'getaucht' (dived), the past participle of 'tauchen' (to dive). Literally means 'dived under'.

Imagine a submarine (U-Boot, from Unterseeboot) diving 'under' the water to hide. Its state is 'untergetaucht'.

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