keurden

Keurden is the simple past tense form of the Dutch verb keuren. Keuren means to inspect, assess, or judge something for quality or suitability, and it can also refer to screening for disease. The past tense form "keurden" is used when the subject is plural, as in "De commissies keurden de voorstellen goed" or "De inspecteurs keurden de producten." The exact sense—whether an act of inspection, evaluation, or approval—depends on the context.

In everyday and formal language, keuren appears in a range of settings: quality control, regulatory procedures, and health screenings are common contexts where things are evaluated and sometimes approved. The nuance shifts with adjacent words: alone, keuren often connotes assessment or inspection; with goedkeuren, it emphasizes formal approval.

Related terms include keuring, the noun for an inspection or examination; keuringen, the plural form. The noun keuring can refer to the event or the result of the inspection. A closely related concept is goedkeuring, meaning approval or certification, which is common in regulatory and bureaucratic language. Another related term is keurmerk, a quality mark indicating compliance with standards. In use, keuren and its past tense keurden appear in reports, audits, and decision records to describe past evaluations and their outcomes.