geteld

Geteld is the past participle of the Dutch verb tellen, meaning to count. In standard Dutch, geteld is used in both perfect tenses with have and in passive constructions with worden. It can also function as an adjective meaning counted or tallied.

In sentences, geteld appears in both active and passive forms. For example, in the active voice: Ik heb het aantal geteld (I have counted the number). In the passive voice: Het aantal is geteld (The number has been counted). As an attributive adjective, it can modify nouns directly, such as de getelde stemmen (the counted votes) or het getelde bedrag (the counted amount).

Usage context often includes statistical, census, financial, and electoral reporting, where numbers are produced, verified, and then presented as getelde data. The term conveys that an counting process has been completed and the result is finalized or recorded.

Etymology and related forms: geteld is formed from the verb tellen with the common Dutch past-participle suffix -eld, following the language’s phonological rules. The Dutch participle resembles the equivalent forms in related Germanic languages; for instance, the German equivalent is gezählt, and the English equivalent is counted. In Afrikaans, the corresponding form is getel, reflecting a closely related but distinct usage.

See also: counting, Dutch language, past participles, passive voice.