bestätigten

Bestätigten is the inflected form of the German verb bestätigen, meaning to confirm. It occurs in several grammatical contexts, most notably as the simple past tense form for plural subjects (Präteritum) and as an attributive participle used as an adjective before plural nouns.

As the Präteritum form for plural subjects: Die Behörden bestätigten die Vorwürfe. This usage narrates that several subjects confirmed something in the past and is common in narrative prose and reports.

As an attributive adjective before plural nouns: die bestätigten Beweise, die bestätigten Berichte. When used in this position with a definite article, the participle takes the -en ending: bestätigten Beweise, bestätigten Berichte. The sense is that the items have undergone confirmation.

Distinctions and related forms: The past participle used with auxiliary verbs in perfect constructions is bestätigt, not bestäigten. Examples: Ich habe bestätigt; Die Ergebnisse sind bestätigt. The noun for the concept of 'confirmation' is Bestätigung, not bestächtigen/bestätigten.

Usage notes: Bestätigten can appear in formal, journalistic, and academic German in its two principal roles described above. It should not be confused with the noun Bestätigung or with the bare participle form stattiging in other tenses. Capitalization follows standard German rules: only nouns are capitalized, while bestäigten is lowercase unless at sentence start.