Inhibierte

Inhibierte is a German verb form belonging to the verb inhibieren, meaning to inhibit, restrain, or suppress. It is the finite simple past (Präteritum) form used for the first person singular (ich inhibierte) and the third person singular (er inhibierte) in narrative or formal past contexts. Because it is a finite form, its exact subject is determined by the surrounding sentence.

Etymology and usage. The verb inhibieren comes from the Latin inhibere, meaning to hold back or restrain, adapted into German through borrowing and prefix development. In scientific and technical writing, inhibieren is commonly used to describe the suppression or reduction of activity, such as in chemistry, biology, medicine, and psychology. The past tense form inhibierte is therefore frequently found in descriptions of experiments, processes, or historical accounts where inhibition occurred.

In contrast to the past tense, the past participle of inhibieren is inhibiert, which is used with auxiliary verbs to form perfect tenses (e.g., hat inhibiert) and can also function as a predicative or attributive adjective in some contexts (e.g., eine inhibierte Reaktion). In scientific prose, the noun form Inhibition (die Hemmung) and related terms like Inhibitor (Inhibitor) are common, with different nuances depending on whether the emphasis is on the action of inhibition or the agent causing it.

See also. Inhibition, enzyme inhibition, metabolic regulation, Hemmung, Inhibitor.

Examples:

- Der Wirkstoff inhibierte das Enzym vollständig.

- Die Reaktion wurde durch den Inhibitor inhibiert.