geboord

Geboord is the past participle of the Dutch verb boren, meaning to drill or bore a hole. It is used to indicate that drilling has been completed, and it forms part of both perfect tense constructions and passive voice.

In ordinary usage, geboord appears in sentences such as ik heb een gat geboord (I have drilled a hole) and het gat is geboord (the hole has been drilled). The form also occurs in passive constructions where the auxiliary is zijn, as in het gat is geboord. In technical or instructional contexts, geboord can function as part of a beyond-simple past tense description of processes, for example in manufacturing or construction logs.

Geboord is distinct from geboren, the past participle of worden, which means to be born or to become. These two words are often confused by learners because they look similar, but they have different meanings: geboord relates to drilling; geboren relates to birth or origin.

Etymology and usage notes: geboord follows the normal Dutch past participle pattern formed with ge- on the verb bord/boren, but it is specifically tied to the action of drilling. It is most commonly encountered in technical writing, manuals, engineering reports, and carpentry.

See also: boren (to drill), geboorde gaten, geschreven past participle forms of Dutch verbs, Dutch grammar on past participles.