Godkendes

Godkendes is the present passive form of the Danish verb godkende, meaning to approve or authorize. It is used to indicate that something is approved by an authority or decision-making body, such as a ministry, committee, regulator, or company. In spoken and written Danish, godkendes appears in contexts where the focus is on the approval having been granted to a subject, rather than on who granted it.

Grammatical notes: The base verb is godkende. The present active form is godkender (he/she approves). The past active form is godkendte (approved). The present passive form is godkendes (is approved). The past passive is typically expressed as blev godkendt (was approved) or er blevet godkendt for a present perfect sense. The phrase often includes an agent introduced by af, as in Forslaget godkendes af ministeriet (The proposal is approved by the ministry).

Usage and context: Godkendes is common in official, administrative, and regulatory language. It appears in notices, decisions, permits, and approvals of applications, licenses, standards, or legislative proposals. It indicates that the relevant authority has granted consent or authorization, enabling the subject to proceed or take effect.

Examples:

- Forslaget godkendes af parlamentet.

- Ansøgningen er godkendt af myndigheden.

- Dokumentet godkendes og arkiveres i sagsmappen.

Related terms: godkende (to approve), godkendelse (approval, authorization). In legal and administrative Danish, precise tense and voice (active, passive, present, past, perfect) are used to convey the timing and agency of the approval.