installierten

Installierten is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb installieren. It is used with plural subjects such as wir, sie, and Sie to describe a completed action in the past. In everyday speech, speakers often use the Perfekt tense “haben installiert” instead, for example “Wir haben die Software installiert.” The form also appears in formal writing and historical narration.

Grammatically, installieren is a regular verb, and its Präteritum forms include ich installierte, du installiertest, er installierte, wir installierten, ihr installiertet, sie installierten. Therefore, “installierten” is the form used with plural subjects (wir, sie, Sie). In many contexts, this form marks a narrative past rather than a present or future action. The accompanying pronunciation remains consistent with the verb’s base.

Usage and examples commonly occur in computing, software distribution, and system administration. For instance: “Gestern installierten wir die neue Software.” “Die installierten Programme funktionieren einwandfrei.” In technical writing, you may also encounter phrases such as “die installierten Treiber” or “die installierten Anwendungen,” referring to software that has already been set up. As an attributive adjective before plural noun phrases, the participle can also appear in the form related to “installierten” in definite-article phrases, e.g., “die installierten Programme.”

Etymology and related forms: installisieren derives from the loanword installer from English, via French or other intermediaries, with the noun Installation and the past participle installiert forming common derivatives. In summary, installierten is the Präteritum plural past-tense form of installieren and is widely found in written German to describe past installation actions.