This is the 827th most frequent Afrikaans word.
geken
"Known."
Here, "geken" is used as the past participle of "ken" (to know), expressing familiarity with someone from an earlier time.
Ek het hom van lankal geken.
I have known him for a long time.
In this sentence, "geken" conveys the state of being recognized or identified over time in the past.
Die plant is hier in die omgewing al lankal geken.
The plant has been known in this area for a long time.
Here, "geken" is paired with "het nie" to form a negation, indicating a lack of knowledge about a specific fact, reinforcing the past state of unawareness.