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opgevragen

Opgevragen is a Dutch term that appears as the past participle form of the verb opvragen, meaning to request information or to retrieve data from records or a database. In standard Dutch, the correct past participle is opgevraagd, and when used as an attributive adjective it appears as opgevraagde, for example opgevraagde gegevens (requested data) or opgevraagde documenten (requested documents). The form opgevragen is generally considered nonstandard or informal in formal writing.

Usage and meaning

Opvragen covers activities such as querying a database, requesting information from an authority, or retrieving files

Grammar and variants

- Verb form: opvragen → opgevraagd (past participle) in standaard taalgebruik. Example: De gegevens zijn opgevraagd.

- Adjective form: opgevraagde gegevens, opgevraagde documenten.

- The spelling opgescheinelijke variant opgevragen is usually nonstandard in formal contexts, though you may encounter it

Related terms

- opvraging or opvragingen: the act of requesting.

- gegevensopvraging of data retrieval: more technical or English-calibrated terms used in IT and data-protection discussions.

Contextual note

In governmental, administrative, and professional communications, it is advisable to use opgevraagd and opgevraagde, not opgevragen,

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It
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administrative,
legal,
and
IT
contexts.
For
example,
gegevens
zijn
opgevraagd
bij
de
Kamer
van
Koophandel
means
the
data
have
been
requested
from
the
Chamber
of
Commerce.
in
casual
writing
or
dialectal
texts.
to
maintain
formal
correctness.
The
concept
remains
central
to
processes
involving
information
requests,
data
sharing,
and
records
retrieval.