No. 3,194 in Dutch
geboden
"Geboden" means "commanded" or "required."
In a sentence
Het is mij geboden om vandaag de kinderen op te halen.
I was required to pick up the children today.
In this sentence, 'geboden' is used as a past participle of 'bieden' with a formal and mandatory connotation, implying obligation.
Dat past niet binnen de geboden mogelijkheden.
That does not fit within the provided possibilities.
Here, 'geboden' functions as an adjective, describing arrangements offered or prescribed.
Ze hebben ons hulp geboden tijdens de verbouwing.
They offered us help during the renovation.
In this example, 'geboden' serves as the past participle of 'bieden' in a more general sense of 'to offer or to provide.'
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