geveegd

Geveegd is the past participle of the Dutch verb vegen (to sweep). It denotes that a surface has been swept clean and can function in passive constructions or as an adjective describing the result of sweeping. In everyday usage, the present perfect passive typically uses the auxiliary zijn: De vloer is geveegd. When used attributively before a noun, it can appear as geveegde, as in De geveegde vloer, though style guides vary on exact form.

The primary sense of geveegd is literal cleaning: floors, pavements, or streets that have been swept with a broom or similar tool. The term can also be used metaphorically to indicate that something has been eliminated or removed, for example van de kaart geveegd meaning wiped off the map or decisively defeated.

Etymology: Geveegd is formed with the prefix ge- attached to the past participle of vegen, following the standard Dutch pattern for forming participles used as adjectives or in passive voice. It shares its root with other ge- participles in the language.

Usage notes: In predicative use, geveegd does not change for gender or number. In attributive use before a singular definite noun, the form is commonly seen as geveegde (de geveegde vloer). The word is most often encountered in contexts relating to cleaning, maintenance, or metaphorical expressions describing removal or defeat.