examinierten

Examinierten is a German verb form derived from examinieren, meaning to examine, test, or inspect. In standard usage, examinierten is the Präteritum (simple past) form used with plural subjects, most commonly with wir (we) and sie (they). For example: Wir examinierten die Proben. Sie examinierten die Unterlagen. The form signals that the examination action was completed in the past.

Etymology and meaning: The verb examinieren comes from the Latin exāmināre, through the influence of French examiner, and is related to the noun Examen (examination). In German, examinieren is used in formal, technical, or official contexts as well as in scientific, medical, legal, and administrative language. Examinierten, as the past tense form, is typically found in narrative or report-style text describing past examinations.

Usage and contexts: Examinierten appears in written and spoken German when recounting past examinations of people, specimens, documents, or procedures. It is common in laboratory reports, medical notes, court records, academic grading, and official assessments. In everyday language, speakers often replace it with simpler verbs such as prüfen or untersuchen, but examinierten remains correct in formal or historical narration.

Grammatical notes: Examinierten is one of the regular -ieren-verb Präteritum forms. The corresponding singular past forms are examinierte (ich/examinierte, er/sie/examinierte), while the second-person plural takes examinierte t (ihr examinierte t). The Perfekt (present perfect) is formed with haben + examiniert, as in Wir haben die Proben examiniert.