voedden

Voedden is the simple past tense (onvoltooid verleden tijd) of the Dutch verb voeden, which means to provide food or nourishment. It is used to describe past actions of feeding, typically with plural subjects such as wij, jullie, or zij. For example: Zij voedden de dieren voordat het donker werd.

Voeden belongs to the regular class of Dutch weak verbs. Its related forms include the infinitive voeden and the past participle gevoed, which is used in perfect tenses: Zij hebben de dieren gevoed. In the present tense, the verb forms include ik voed, jij voedt, hij voedt, wij voeden, jullie voeden, zij voeden.

The word voeding, meaning nourishment or nutrition, is closely related and often used in discussions about food, diet, and care. Variants such as voedingsmiddelen (foodstuffs) and voedingssupplementen (nutritional supplements) reflect the broader semantic field surrounding feeding and nourishment.

In usage, voeden can refer to feeding people, animals, or livestock, as well as to providing care that sustains well-being. The term appears in everyday speech, medical contexts, agriculture, and childcare, among others. While the past tense voedden emphasizes actions completed in the past, the related forms allow the verb to express ongoing or completed feeding across different time frames.