Multiplizierte

Multiplizierte is the Präteritum (simple past) form of the German verb multiplizieren, which means to multiply. The related past participle is multipliziert, used with haben to form the present perfect: Ich habe die Zahlen multipliziert. Multiplizieren is a regular verb; its typical conjugation in the Präteritum adds -te: ich multiplizierte, du multiplizierTeste, er multiplizierte, wir multiplizierten, ihr multiplizierten, sie multiplizierten. The stem is multiplizier-, yielding forms such as multiplizierte. The form multiplizierte is thus used to describe a completed multiplication in the past, primarily in written language or formal narration; in everyday speech the Perfekt (hat multipliziert) is more common.

Etymology: Multiplizieren derives from Latin multiplicare ('to multiply'), from multiplic- meaning 'many' plus a suffix related to -care; the word entered German via Latin and possibly French and English influences. Spelling is with -z- in the stem (multiplizier-), consistent with other German verbs formed from Latin multiplicatores.

Usage notes: As with many German verbs, the Präteritum form is more frequent in written texts such as reports, fiction, or math explanations, while spoken language favors the Perfekt. The word should not be confused with the past participle multipliziert, which is used in perfect tenses.

See also: Multiplizieren, Multiplikation, Rechnen, Mathematik.