getekend

Getekend is a Dutch word that functions as the past participle of tekenen, the verb that means to draw or to sign. The term has two primary senses that depend on context: drawn or signed. Etymologically, it stems from tekenen, reflecting both artistic rendering and the act of marking one’s signature.

In legal and administrative contexts getekend indicates that a document bears a signature or has been officially authorized. For example, Het contract is getekend door beide partijen means that the contract has been signed by both parties. In artistic or informal contexts, getekend can refer to a drawing that has been produced, such as een getekende kaart or een getekende tekening, implying that the work was created by drawing and may carry the artist’s signature.

Grammatically, getekend can function as a past participle in compound tenses (het contract is getekend) and as an attributive adjective before a noun (een getekende tekening, de getekende overeenkomst). In formal official language, the verb ondertekenen (to sign) is also used, with its past participle ondertekend; soms is ondertekend preferred in official documents.

See also handtekening (signature), tekenen (to draw or to sign), tekening (drawing), ondertekenen (to sign), ondertekend (signed). Getekend is a versatile term in Dutch, conveying that something has either been drawn or has acquired a signature, with the precise meaning guided by the surrounding context.