beschriebst
Beschriebst is a finite verb form of the German verb beschreiben. It represents the Präteritum (simple past) second-person singular form, equivalent to “you described” in English. The form occurs in narrations and formal written language and is commonly found in classic literature and historical texts. In contemporary spoken German, the Präteritum second-person singular is rare; speakers typically use the perfect tense (“du hast beschrieben”) or other constructions.
Beschreiben means “to describe.” The Präteritum stem is beschrieb-, and the second-person singular ending is -st,
Examples: “Der Zeuge beschrieb den Vorfall detailliert.” “Du beschriebst die Szene so genau, dass jeder sie nachvollziehen
Compared with present-tense forms like beschreibst (you describe) and beschreibt (he/she describes), beschriebst marks a past