doorgestuurd

Doorgestuurd is the past participle of the Dutch verb doorgesturen, meaning to forward or to send something onward to another recipient or location. In everyday language it describes items that have been forwarded, such as messages, documents, or calls. As a participle, it can function as an adjective (doorgestuurde berichten) or appear in perfect tenses with has or have (ik heb het bericht doorgestuurd).

Etymology and grammar: The form combines the prefix door- with sturen (to send). Doorgestuurd is used with auxiliary verbs such as hebben or zijn, depending on the construction, and it often appears in passive or adjectival sentences. The related noun doorway or forwarding action is doorsturing, though in practice doorgestuurd is more commonly used for the item that has been sent onward.

Usage: In Dutch, you might say: “Ik heb uw e-mail doorgestuurd naar de afdeling Klantenservice,” meaning you forwarded the e-mail to the customer service department. “Het bericht is doorgestuurd” indicates the message has been forwarded. The term is common in professional, administrative, and IT contexts, where forwarding or routing information to another party is routine. It can also describe automatically redirected data or calls, for example in call-forwarding or mail-forwarding settings.

Translations and related terms: English equivalents include “forwarded” or “redirected,” depending on context. Related Dutch terms include doorsturen (to forward) and doorsturing (forwarding process). Doorgestuurd is a standard, neutral term used across Dutch-speaking regions.