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to announce
To make something known, proclaim it, or communicate it officially. This expression is formal or slightly old-fashioned.
Der Firmenchef wird seine Entscheidung morgen der Belegschaft kund tun.
The company head will announce his decision to the workforce tomorrow.
known
An outdated or elevated term for 'bekannt' (known) or 'offenkundig' (obvious). Today it is used almost only in fixed expressions.
Und es ward im ganzen Lande kund, dass ein neuer König herrschte.
And it became known throughout the land that a new king ruled.
The adjective 'kund' (known) is used today almost only in the fixed expression 'kund tun' (to announce / make known). It means to officially make something known or proclaim it. On its own, the word is very outdated.
Der König ließ seinen Entschluss im ganzen Reich kund tun.
The king had his decision proclaimed throughout the entire realm.
The expression 'kund tun' (to announce / make known) is often used with a dative object and an accusative object. The structure is: someone (subject) makes something (accusative) known to someone (dative).
Die Gewinnerin tat der Presse ihre Freude über den Sieg kund.
The winner announced her joy about the victory to the press.
The word 'kund' (known) and the expression 'kund tun' (to announce / make known) belong to an elevated or formal style of language. In everyday colloquial speech, they sound very stilted or outdated.
In der offiziellen Mitteilung wurde der Rücktritt des Ministers kundgetan.
The minister's resignation was announced in the official statement.
known
Bekannt and kund can both express that something is not unknown. Bekannt is the normal word in modern German, while kund sounds elevated or old-fashioned and is now used almost only in fixed expressions. Use “bekannt” in everyday language; kund is more likely to be found in old or solemn texts.
In dem alten Bericht war die Entscheidung bereits kund.
In the old report, the decision was already known.
Die Entscheidung ist seit gestern in der ganzen Schule bekannt.
The decision has been known throughout the school since yesterday.
