Formulierte

Formulierte is the simple past tense form of the German verb formulieren, meaning to formulate or to express in precise terms. It denotes a completed action in the past and is commonly used in written German, especially in narrative, academic, and official contexts. The corresponding past participle is formuliert, which is used with auxiliary haben to form the present perfect: hat formuliert.

Conjugation in the simple past (Präteritum) includes: ich formulierte, du formuliertest, er/sie/es formulierte, wir formulierten, ihr formelirtet, sie formulierten. Formulierte can describe someone creating a statement, hypothesis, plan, or formulation within a past event. In everyday speech, speakers often prefer the Perfekt (present perfect) for past events, but Formulierte appears frequently in reports, summaries, and formal writing.

Usage and register: Formulierte is appropriate when recounting actions in the past that involved careful wording or crafting of expression, such as formulating research questions, policies, or legal formulations. It can also appear in literary narration to convey a sequence of deliberate statements.

Etymology and related terms: The verb derives from Formulierung and Formel, tied to the concept of a fixed expression or formulation. Related terms include formulieren (to formulate), Formulierung (the act or result of formulating), and Formulierungsfehler (errors in wording). In translation, form of the word can correspond to “formulated” in English, particularly when describing a past action.