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The quality of a surface (such as paper, fabric, or plastic) onto which a pattern, text, or image has been printed.
Sie trug ein T-Shirt, das mit einem lustigen Spruch bedruckt war.
She wore a T-shirt that was printed with a funny saying.
'Bedruckt' (printed) is the past participle of the verb 'bedrucken' (to print on). The prefix 'be-' means here that a surface is provided with something—in this case, with print.
Die Firma hat Servietten mit ihrem Logo bedrucken lassen.
The company had napkins printed with its logo.
To describe what was printed on the surface, you almost always use the preposition 'mit' (with) followed by the dative.
Die Tasche ist mit bunten Blumen bedruckt.
The bag is printed with colorful flowers.
The adjective typically describes surfaces that can be printed on. Common nouns are 'Papier' (paper), 'Stoff' (fabric), 'T-Shirt' (T-shirt), 'Tasse' (mug), or 'Verpackung' (packaging).
Für das Geschenk habe ich bunt bedrucktes Papier verwendet.
For the gift, I used colorfully printed paper.
printed / stilted
Gedruckt and bedruckt both refer to text or images created through a printing process. Gedruckt usually describes a finished document or product, while bedruckt describes the surface on which the pattern or text appears. Choose the word according to the object being described.
Der gedruckte Stadtplan lag auf einem bedruckten T-Shirt.
The printed city map was lying on a printed T-shirt.
Für die Reise nahm ich einen gedruckten Stadtplan mit.
I took a printed city map with me for the trip.
