No. 746 in Dutch
gesloten
Closed.
In a sentence
De winkel is gesloten vanwege een feestdag.
The store is closed due to a holiday.
Here, 'gesloten' is used as a past participle, functioning as an adjective, describing the state of the store as not being open.
Wij hebben een gesloten overeenkomst.
We have a closed agreement.
In this sentence, 'gesloten' acts as an adjective derived from the past participle, characterizing the agreement as finalized or no longer open for discussion.
De vergadering werd met een gesloten stemming beslist.
The meeting was decided by a closed vote.
In this example, 'gesloten' serves as an adjective, modifying 'stemming,' to describe the nature of the vote as not open to view or external influence.
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