This is the 3285th most frequent Dutch word.
herkend
Recognized.
In this sentence, 'herkend' is the past participle of 'herkennen' (to recognize), used alongside the auxiliary verb 'heeft' to form the present perfect tense, indicating an action that has occurred in the past and has relevance to the present.
Ze heeft hem direct herkend toen ze hem zag.
She immediately recognized him when she saw him.
Here, 'herkend' is used in the passive voice with the auxiliary verb 'werd' to describe that the work was acknowledged by someone, the context specifying the past where the recognition occurred.
Ik voelde me blij omdat mijn werk eindelijk werd herkend.
I felt happy because my work was finally acknowledged.
In this sentence, 'herkend' appears in the passive voice with 'is', indicating an ongoing state where the dog is continually recognized by a defining feature, his bark.