genkendt

Genkendt is a Danish adjective and the past participle of the verb genkende, meaning to recognize. It describes something or someone that has been identified or acknowledged by someone else, i.e., that is recognized as familiar, true, or valid. The term is commonly used in everyday language as well as in formal or technical contexts.

As an adjective, genkendt can be used both attributively and predicatively. You can say et genkendt ansigt (a recognized/identifiable face) or personen blev genkendt af vidnerne (the person was recognized by the witnesses). The emphasis of genkendt is that recognition has occurred rather than merely having knowledge about something.

Common usage spans personal identification, media reporting, and legal or forensic contexts. It is regularly encountered when discussing facial recognition, identity verification, or when someone is acknowledged as having a particular status, for example genkendt som skyldig (recognized as guilty) or genkendt som en ekspert (recognized as an expert).

In contemporary Danish, genkendt also appears in discussions of technology and security. Terms such as genkendelsesteknologi (recognition technology) and ansigtsgenkendelse (facial recognition) are established. The word connects ordinary language about recognizing people and things with specialized discourse on identification systems and procedures.

Related terms include kende (to know), genkendelse (recognition), and genkende (to recognize).