Vollendete

Vollendete is a form of the German verb vollenden, which means to complete, finish, or bring to fruition. The word is used mainly in written German, particularly in narrative or formal prose such as literature, history, or journalism. As a Präteritum (simple past) form, vollendete conveys that a completing action occurred in the past, a usage more common in written or historical contexts than in everyday speech. The corresponding past participle is vollendet, which is used to form perfect tenses with the auxiliary haben.

Conjugation in Präteritum (selected forms): ich vollendete; du vollendetest; er/sie/es vollendete; wir vollendeten; ihr vollendetet; sie/Sie vollendeten.

Examples help illustrate usage: Der Architekt vollendete das Gebäude im Jahr 1925. Sie vollendete ihr Studium. In modern spoken German, the present perfect with haben + vollendet is more common: Sie hat das Gebäude vollendet.

Related forms and notes: Vollendet can function as an adjective or past participle meaning completed or perfected, as in eine vollendete Kunst. The abstract noun Vollendung denotes the act or state of completion or perfection. While vollendete is chiefly a past-tense form, its noun or adjectival uses are common in related compounds and in stylistic contexts.

See also: Vollendung, vollendet, vollendetheit (rare), Vollendete as a noun in poetic or theological contexts.