begrüßten

Begrüßten is the past participle of the German verb begrüßen, which means 'to greet'. It is used in perfect tense constructions with auxiliary verbs like 'sein' or 'haben'. As a past participle, it agrees with the subject in gender and number. The verb begrüßen itself is a regular verb in the strong conjugation pattern, with the stem 'begrüßen'. The past participle is formed by adding '-t' to the stem, resulting in 'begrüßt'. The form 'begrüßten' is the third person plural form, used when the subject is 'sie' or 'sie es'. Common examples include 'Die Gäste wurden begrüßt' (The guests were greeted) or 'Wir haben die Gäste begrüßt' (We have greeted the guests). It can also be used as an adjective in passive constructions, such as 'begrüßte Gäste' (greeted guests). The verb belongs to the group of verbs that take the auxiliary 'haben' in the perfect tense.