Transportierte

Transportierte is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb transportieren, meaning to transport or to carry from one place to another. It can describe moving goods, people, or other objects and is commonly found in written narratives or formal reporting.

Etymology and grammar: The verb transportieren derives from the prefix trans- (across) and portare (to carry), with influence from Latin through common Germanic borrowing. The simple past forms are regular: ich transportierte, du transportiertest, er/sie/es transportierte, wir transportierten, ihr transportiertet, sie transportierten. The past participle is transportiert, used with haben to form the Perfekt (e.g., wir haben transportiert).

Usage: In standard German, Präteritum forms like transportierte are frequent in writing, such as newspapers, literature, and official records. In everyday spoken language, the Perfekt form hat transportiert is more common. The form transportierte denotes a completed past action and does not imply ongoing or future activity.

Examples: Der Kran transportierte die schweren Balken. Sie transportierte die Beutel vom Lager in den Verkaufsraum. In narration, one might alternately say: Die Waren wurden gestern transportiert (passive) or Wir transportierten die Güter mit mehreren Fahrzeugen.

Related terms: transportieren (to transport), der Transport (transport, conveyance), Beförderung (carriage), transportfähig (transportable). The concept is a basic aspect of logistics, supply chains, and daily movement of objects and people.