No. 1,088 in Dutch
gedood
"Gedood" means "killed" in English.
In a sentence
De soldaat werd gedood in de strijd.
The soldier was killed in the battle.
Here, 'gedood' is used as a past participle indicating that the soldier's death occurred passively.
De leeuw heeft een hert gedood.
The lion killed a deer.
In this sentence, 'gedood' is used as the past participle of an active voice verb, showing that the lion actively caused the death of the deer.
Er werd gemeld dat een man was gedood bij het ongeluk.
It was reported that a man was killed in the accident.
Used as the past participle in a passive voice construction to indicate the outcome of the accident.
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