erachteten
Erachteten is a German verb form derived from erachten, meaning to deem, regard, or consider. The verb erachten is often used in formal or literary contexts to express judgment about people, things, or proposals. The form erachteten specifically functions as the simple past (Präteritum) for third-person plural subjects, as in sie erachteten; it can also appear with the formal you in the same tense, Sie erachteten, in formal address.
Etymology and meaning: erachten combines the prefix er- with achten (to value or regard). The resulting verb
Usage and style: In contemporary ordinary speech, erachten is comparatively formal; erachteten appears mainly in written
- Die Kommission erachtete den Vorschlag als unzureichend.
- Die Partei erachteten ihn als den geeigneten Kandidaten.
Notes: The corresponding singular past tense forms are erachtete (ich/er/sie) and erachtest (du), erachtetest (ihr), with