Probierte

Probierte is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb probieren, which means to try, sample, or taste. In narrative contexts, probierte is used to describe a past completed action, for example: Ich probierte verschiedene Sorten Wein (I tried several kinds of wine).

Conjugation and grammar: The Präteritum forms of probieren are: ich probierte, du probiertest, er probierte, wir probierten, ihr probiertet, sie probierten. The past participle is probiert, which is used with haben to form the present perfect tense (ich habe probiert).

Usage: In Standard German, Präteritum forms like probierte are common in written language and formal storytelling. In everyday spoken German, speakers more frequently use the present perfect with hat probiert (e.g., ich habe probiert) to describe past experiences or actions.

Etymology and related forms: Probieren derives from the Germanic root related to testing or sampling, with the noun Probe (test) sharing a common semantic origin. It is cognate with similar verbs in other Germanic languages, such as Dutch proberen. The form probierte is a regular Präteritum ending for the first and third person singular in this verb.

See also: probieren, Probe, testing, tasting.