Voltooide

Voltooid is a Dutch adjective form meaning completed. It is derived from the verb voltooien “to complete” and is used to describe something that has already been finished. The term is closely associated with Dutch grammar, particularly with the concept of completed tense and the past participle.

Usage: In everyday language, voltooid describes a task, action, or result that is finished. Examples include een voltooide taak (a completed task) or de voltooide handeling (the completed action). In grammar discussions, the phrase voltooid tijd refers to the perfect aspect, often discussed in relation to how completed events are expressed. The term also appears in phrases such as voltooide staat to indicate a completed state.

Etymology and morphology: The form voltooide comes from the past participle voltooid of the verb voltooien. As an attributive adjective before a noun, it is declined to agree with the noun, as in een voltooide taak or de voltooide tijd. The bare participle voltooid is used in finite verb forms when forming compound tenses, such as Ik heb het voltooid.

See also: voltooid deelwoord (past participle); voltooid tegenwoordige tijd (present perfect).