Ondertekende

Ondertekende is a Dutch term tied to the verb ondertekenen, meaning to sign. It functions as the past tense form of the verb and also as a past participle that can describe documents that have been signed.

As a finite verb form, ondertekende denotes that someone signed something in the past. For example, in a sentence: Zij ondertekende de overeenkomst. Here it is the verb form indicating the action was completed in the past.

As a participial adjective, ondertekende is used to mean “signed” when describing a noun. Common occurrences are phrases such as de ondertekende overeenkomst or het ondertekende document, referring to documents that have already been signed. In legal and administrative Dutch, this adjectival form is often found on formal documents and in contract language.

In formal correspondence, another related and widely used term is ondergetekende, meaning “the undersigned.” This noun refers to the person who signs a document and is frequently used at the end of letters or declarations: Ondergetekende verklaart ... The plural form is ondergetekenden.

Related terms include ondertekenen (to sign), ondertekening (the act or result of signing, i.e., signature), and getekend (signed, the past participle used in other constructions). Together, these terms form a core vocabulary for signing, agreements, and formal declarations in Dutch.

See also: ondertekenen, ondertekening, getekend, ondergetekende.