No. 8,194 in Dutch
gegund
"Gegund" means "granted" or "deserved."
In a sentence
Hij heeft mij de winst gegund.
He granted me the victory.
Here 'gegund' is used to convey the act of granting or allowing something positive to someone else, often out of goodwill or fairness.
Het succes was haar gegund door de jury.
The success was granted to her by the jury.
In this sentence, 'gegund' is utilized in a passive construction, implying that the subject benefited from a positive judgment or fate decided by others.
We hebben elkaar deze kans gegund.
We have granted each other this opportunity.
The use of 'gegund' here reflects mutual granting of an opportunity, indicating cooperation or mutual agreement.
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