erfüllte

Erfüllte is a German form that can function as a verb form and as an adjective, depending on context. It stems from erfüllen, meaning to fulfill or to satisfy, and can convey completion, satisfaction, or realization of a wish, need, or requirement.

As a verb form, erfüllte is the Präteritum (simple past) for the first- and third-person singular of erfüllen. In this use it appears in sentences like: Ich erfüllte alle Bedingungen. Er erfüllte den Auftrag pünktlich. The corresponding perfect tense is formed with haben: hat erfüllt. This usage describes actions completed in the past.

As an attributive adjective, fulfilled can modify a noun and declines according to case, gender, and number. In feminine singular, for example: eine erfüllte Aufgabe. In plural direct forms: erfüllte Wünsche (und ähnliche Konstruktionen). With a definite article the ending changes (die erfüllten Wünsche). In predicate position after a linking verb, the common form is erfüllt (Der Auftrag ist erfüllt), not erfüllte.

Common collocations include erfüllte Erwartungen, erfüllte Bedürfnisse, and ähnliche Phrasen, where erfullt expresses that something has been realized or completed. The nuance ranges from practical completion (a fulfilled task) to emotional or experiential satisfaction (a fulfilled dream).

Etymologically, erfüllen combines der prefix er- with füllen (to fill), yielding a sense of bringing something to completion or satisfying a condition. The word is everyday in German and appears across both formal and informal registers, with the Präteritum form erfüllt in literary or written past tense contexts.