Uitgekeken

Uitgekeken is the past participle of the Dutch verb uitkijken. In contemporary Dutch, it is used as an adjective or predicative form to express that someone has seen enough of something and no longer feels interested or entertained by it. The sense is closest to “I've had it,” “I’m done with it,” or “I’m tired of it” in English. It is commonly followed by the preposition op to indicate what has been exhausted: uitgekeken op.

Usage and examples

- Na drie seizoenen is hij uitgekeken op die serie. (After three seasons, he’s tired of that series.)

- We zijn uitgekeken op deze reis en willen thuis terugkeren. (We’re done with this trip and want to go home.)

- Het personeel was uitgekeken op de routine en zocht naar verandering. (The staff were tired of the routine and sought change.)

Register and regional notes

Uitgekeken is widespread in the Netherlands and Belgium (Flanders) and is considered informal or colloquial. In more formal contexts, speakers might phrase the idea differently, for example with “genoeg gehad hebben van” or similar constructions.

Related forms and clarifications

The verb uitkijken has other meanings, such as “to look out (for danger)” or “to look forward to,” which use different constructions (for example uitkijken naar). In those senses, the past participle behaves differently and is not used in the same “been tired of it” sense as uitgekeken op.

See also

Uitkijken, kijken, op, naar.