No. 3,257 in Dutch
goedgekeurd
"Approved."
In a sentence
Het ontwerp van het nieuwe gebouw is eindelijk goedgekeurd.
The design of the new building is finally approved.
In this sentence, "goedgekeurd" is used as a past participle functioning as an adjective, indicating that the approval has been given in the past.
De nieuwe wet werd door het parlement goedgekeurd.
The new law was approved by the parliament.
Here, "goedgekeurd" appears as the past participle of the verb "goedkeuren," used in the passive voice to describe the action of approval.
De chef vertelde ons dat onze plannen waren goedgekeurd.
The chef informed us that our plans were approved.
"Goedgekeurd" serves as part of the past perfect tense construction, highlighting that the plans received approval before a certain point in time.
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