No. 458 in Dutch
gekozen
"Chosen"
In a sentence
Ik heb voor een blauwe trui gekozen.
I chose a blue sweater.
In this context, 'gekozen' is the past participle of the verb 'kiezen,' and it indicates the completion of a personal choice made by the speaker.
De gekozen strategie bleek succesvol te zijn.
The chosen strategy proved to be successful.
Here, 'gekozen' is used as a past participle functioning as an adjective to describe the strategy selected previously.
Wij hebben de burgemeester gekozen tijdens de verkiezingen.
We elected the mayor during the elections.
In this case, 'gekozen' reflects the outcome of a collective decision or election process made by the subjects (us).
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