Entrichtete

Entrichtete is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb entrichten. The verb means to pay, to render, or to discharge a payment or obligation, such as taxes, fees, or contributions. In English, entrichtete would translate as “paid” or “rendered,” depending on the context.

The form is primarily used in formal, written German, including legal, administrative, and historical texts. It governs direct objects such as Steuern (taxes), Abgaben (charges), Forderungen (claims), or Gebühren (fees). For example: Der Schuldner entrichtete die Steuer fristgerecht.

Grammatical notes: entrichten is a regular verb in its Präteritum; the full conjugation is ich entrichtete, du entrichtetest, er entrichtete, wir entrichteten, ihr entrichtetet, sie entrichteten. The past participle is entrichtet, and in the perfect tense it is used with the auxiliary haben: Ich habe die Steuer entrichtet.

Etymology and related forms: Entrichtete derives from the verb entrichten, whose root relates to the act of rendering or paying in formal or administrative language. The noun form Entrichtung refers to the act of payment or settlement, as in die Entrichtung einer Abgabe.

Usage notes: While correct and still understood, entrichtete has a formal or somewhat archaic flavor in contemporary everyday speech, where verbs like zahlen or bezahlen are more common. It remains standard in official documents and historical writing to describe the completion of a payment obligation.