erbrachte

Erbrachte is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb erbringen. Erbringen means to provide, yield, or produce something as a result, such as evidence, findings, performances, or earnings. The prefix er- adds a sense of completion or achievement, while bringen means to bring. The past participle is erbracht, used with haben: zum Beispiel hat erbracht.

In usage, erbrachte is typically found in formal or written German, such as reports, scientific writing, or historical narration. In everyday spoken language, speakers often prefer the present perfect form hat erbracht to express a completed result: Der Bericht hat neue Erkenntnisse erbracht. The Präteritum form erbrachte can be used for narrative flow or in contexts where a past tense is preferred.

Grammatically, erbrachte can be ambiguous in isolation because it serves as the first-person singular (ich erbrachte) and the third-person singular (er erbrachte) past tense forms. Other conjugations are: du erbrachtest, wir erbrachten, ihr erbrachtet, sie erbrachten.

Common contexts include statements about studies, investigations, or performances that yielded specific results: Die Untersuchung erbrachte belastende Beweise; Der Bericht erbrachte signifikante Ergebnisse. Related terms include Erbringung (the act of providing), erbracht (past participle), and erbringen als the base verb.

See also: erbringen, erbracht, Erbringung, Beweise, Ergebnisse.