bedeeld

Bedeeld is a Dutch term used as both a past participle and an adjective, derived from the verb bedeelen, which means to distribute, apportion, or allocate. In use, bedeeld signals that resources, funds, tasks, or other units have been distributed among recipients or allocated to specific actors. The term is common in formal writing, such as government reports, statistical analyses, and administrative Dutch.

Origin and form: Bedeeld is formed from deel (part) with the prefix be-, a pattern related to delen "to share." The past participle bedeeld functions as an attribute or predicate, for example: "De middelen zijn bedeeld" (The resources have been allocated).

Usage: In official contexts, bedeeld emphasizes the outcome of a distribution, and is often used alongside synonyms such as toegewezen (assigned) or uitgedeeld (handed out). It can be followed by the recipients or beneficiary group, as in "de subsidies zijn bedeeld onder de gemeenten" or "onder de betrokken instellingen." In everyday language, bedeeld may sound formal or technical, and speakers may choose simpler terms instead.

Historical use: In older or charitable texts, "de bedeelde" can refer to the needy or recipients of alms; this noun form is now rare and can carry an archaic or solemn tone. In most modern contexts, the adjective bedeeld remains the standard way to describe distributed resources. See also delen, verdeling, toegewezen, uitgedeeld.