No. 939 in Dutch
gewerkt
"Gewekt" means "worked" (past participle of "werken").
In a sentence
Ik heb hard gewerkt aan mijn project.
I have worked hard on my project.
Here, 'gewerkt' is used as the past participle form of 'werken' in the present perfect tense.
Hij had al gewerkt voordat wij aankwamen.
He had already worked before we arrived.
In this instance, 'gewerkt' is the past participle form used in the past perfect tense.
Zij vertelde dat ze tot laat had gewerkt.
She said that she had worked late.
'Gewerkt' functions as the past participle in an indirect speech context, combined with 'had' to indicate completed action in the past.
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