Toegekend

Toegekend is the past participle of the Dutch verb toekennen, meaning to grant, award, or allocate something to someone. It is used to indicate that a benefit, permission, prize, right, or other entitlement has been conferred by an authority or official body. In practice, toegekend appears frequently in legal, administrative, and formal contexts.

As an adjective, toegekend describes something that has been granted. Examples include toegekende rechten (granted rights) or toegekende subsidies (awarded subsidies). The term also appears in passive and active verb forms: in active voice the perfect is formed with have (hebben), as in De commissie heeft de subsidie toegekend. In passive constructions or in descriptive use, the participle stands as toegekend: De subsidie is toegekend; De subsidie wordt toegekend.

Related terms include de noun toekenning (grant, allocation, award), the verb toekennen (to grant/award), and verlenen (to provide/permit), which are often used in similar administrative or legal contexts. The distinction between toekennen and verlenen can be subtle, with toekennen emphasizing the act of awarding and verlenen focusing more on granting a right or permission.

Notes on usage: toegekend is typically deployed in formal writing or official communication. It can refer to financial subsidies, licenses, rights, prizes, or any entitlement awarded by an authority, and it commonly appears in combinations with nouns such as subsidies, permits, or rights. See also toekenning and related verbs for broader contexts.