This is the 1050th most frequent Dutch word.
bekendgemaakt
"Bekendgemaakt" means "announced" or "made public."
Here, 'bekendgemaakt' is used in the passive past-tense to indicate that the results were publicly shared or disclosed.
De resultaten werden gisteren bekendgemaakt.
The results were announced yesterday.
'Bekendgemaakt' serves as the participle form in passive construction, emphasizing the action of revealing the new policy by the director.
Het nieuwe beleid is zojuist bekendgemaakt door de directeur.
The new policy was just announced by the director.
Here, 'bekendmaken' is in its infinitive form, describing a future action of sharing the information about the winners.