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What is the difference between gesendet and gesandt ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between gesendet and gesandt ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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Beide erfĂŒllen denselben Zweck. "gesendet" kannst Du bedenkenlos verwenden. "gesandt" klingt ein bisschen altmodischer und funktioniert nicht immer. Zum Beispiel "Die Radiowellen sind gesandt worden" geht nicht. "Die Radiowellen sind gesendet worden" ist OK.
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In context of the word "gesandt" you would normally expect a Person delivering a message. Hence I would always associate the word gesandt with words like message or messenger. There is also the word "Gesandter" which is a short form of "gesandter Bote".
I selected two examples that are given in the Grimm's dictionary:
"Ich komme als Gesandter des Gerichts." - Schiller
" ... der kluge Gesandte merkte den Willen gar bald, und konnte sich weiter erklÀren. " - Goethe
"gesandt" as a verb has an old fashioned touch to it, but it can be replaced by "geschickt" (schicken) which is more vernacular.
"Von wem ward diese Nachricht gesandt?" = "Wer hat diese Nachricht geschickt?"
senden and schicken are synonyms (but of course with slightly difference in usage). I would only use gesandt in a case where I can replace it with geschickt, I think.
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