exprimierte

Exprimierte is a finite verb form in German, derived from the verb exprimieren. It is used as the simple past tense (Präteritum) of the first and third person singular forms. In practical sentences you would see forms such as ich exprimierte or er exprimierte, for example: Ich exprimierte meine Zustimmung, Er exprimierte seine Freude.

In German conjugation, exprimieren is a regular verb of the -ieren class. Its Präteritum forms follow the typical pattern: ich exprimierte, du exprimiertest, er exprimierte, wir exprimierten, ihr exprimiertet, sie exprimierten. The form exprimierte therefore signals a completed action in the past and is most common in written narration or formal contexts.

Semantically, exprimieren means to express or to convey something, including feelings, opinions, or messages. In scientific language it is used to describe biological processes such as gene expression, where a gene is said to be exprimiert or to exhibit exprimierte Produkte (expressed products). In everyday German, more common synonyms for expressing thoughts or feelings are ausdrücken or mitteilen, with exprimieren remaining more common in technical or formal registers.

Etymologically, exprimieren comes from the French exprimer, itself from Latin expressus, meaning pressed out or expressed. The word reflects the notion of making something outward or tangible, whether a sentiment, a thought, or a molecular product. The participle form exprimiert is used as a predicate or adjectival modifier (das exprimierte Protein) but is distinct from the past tense forms like exprimierte, which are finite verbs.