gründeten
Gründeten is the simple past (Präteritum) form of the German verb gründen, meaning to found or establish something such as a company, organization, foundation, or settlement. It is used in narrative or formal writing to describe past founding actions and typically appears with plural subjects (wir, sie, Sie) as well as with singular subjects in sentences where the past tense is expressed in Präteritum.
Conjugation note: the Präteritum forms of gründen are: ich gründete, du gründetest, er gründete, wir gründeten,
Usage and examples: gründen is used to describe the act of founding in past contexts. Examples include:
Related terms: Gründung is the corresponding noun meaning the act of founding; Gründer refers to a founder