Bekanntgegeben

Bekanntgegeben is the past participle of the German verb bekanntgeben, meaning to announce, disclose, or make known to others. It is used primarily in formal or official contexts to indicate that information has been publicly released or communicated.

Grammatical use and forms: Bekanntgeben is a two-part verb that is used with different tenses. In the finite verb form, you can hear structures such as hat bekanntgegeben (present perfect) or gab bekannt (simple past). The passive form también appears as wurden bekanntgegeben. As an attributive or predicative participle, the form becomes bekanntgegeben or, in its attributive adjective form, bekanntgegebene and related variants like eine bekanntgegebene Meldung.

Typical usage: Bekanntgegeben is applied to information, decisions, results, or statements that are officially published or communicated to the public. It often appears in political, corporate, or media communications. For example: Die Regierung hat heute die neue Richtlinie bekanntgegeben. Die Ergebnisse wurden gestern bekanntgegeben. In contexts with a direct object, it means “to reveal [something]” to an audience or stakeholders.

Relation to related terms: Bekanntgeben is closely related to verlautbaren, ankündigen, or mitteilen, which share the sense of making information known but differ in nuance or formality. Bekanntgeben emphasizes official disclosure, whereas some synonyms may be broader or less formal.

See also: verlautbaren; ankündigen; mitteilen. The term remains common in news reporting, press releases, and formal announcements in German.