deklarierten

Deklarierten is the Präteritum (simple past) form of the German verb deklarieren, meaning to declare or to make a declaration. It is used with plural subjects or with the third-person plural in past narration, for example: wir deklarierten, sie deklarierten. The Präteritum forms follow the regular verb pattern, so deklarieren in the past yields deklarierten for the corresponding plural subjects. The corresponding past participle is deklariert, which is used with haben to form the perfect tenses (z. B. hat deklariert).

Usage and meaning:

Deklarieren is employed in formal, administrative, and legal contexts as well as in everyday language when something is officially declared or disclosed. This includes declaring goods at customs, stating the contents of a shipment, announcing a position or a decision, or providing a formal declaration in a document or press release. The past tense deklarierten signals that such a declaration occurred at a point in the past.

Examples:

Die Reisenden deklarierten ihr Gepäck am Zoll. Die Behörden deklarierten in der Pressemitteilung, dass weitere Prüfungen folgen würden. In narration, deklarierten can describe past declarations made by individuals or groups.

Etymology and related forms:

The verb deklarieren derives from Latin declarare via French déclarer, adopted into German in the modern period. Related forms include deklarieren (infinitive), deklarierte (Präteritum, singular or plural depending on subject), and deklariert (Partizip II). The word is primarily used in formal or technical contexts and is less common in everyday colloquial speech.