Realisierte

Realisierte is the simple past (Präteritum) form of the German verb realisieren, meaning to realize, implement, or achieve a plan, idea, or project. It is used primarily in written German, such as reports or narrative prose, to describe actions completed in the past. In everyday spoken language, the Perfekt with hat realisiert is more common: Er hat den Plan realisiert.

Conjugation and usage: Realisieren is a regular -ieren verb. In Präteritum, its forms are ich realisierte, du realisierte st, er realisierte, wir realisierten, ihr realisiertet, sie realisierten. The past participle is realisiert and appears with the auxiliary haben in perfect tenses (ich habe realisiert, du hast realisiert, etc.). The form realisierte can also function as a closed-set past tense in subordinate clauses or narrative passages. As an attributive or predicative adjective, the participle is typically written as realisierte (lowercase) when describing a realized object or outcome, e.g., realisierte Pläne.

Etymology and nuance: The verb derives from the root realisieren, borrowed into German from related European sources in the context of making something real or tangible. Related terms include umsetzen (to implement or transfer into practice), verwirklichen (to realize in a more aspirational or existential sense), and Realisierung (realization). The choice among these terms depends on nuance: realisieren emphasizes turning a concept into a concrete state; verwirklichen often carries a sense of fulfillment of aims; umsetzen stresses practical execution.

See also: Realisierung, Realisierungsgrad, Verwirklichung.