interpretierte

Interpretierte is the simple past (Präteritum) form of the German verb interpretieren, which means "to interpret." It translates to "interpreted" in English and is used to describe a completed act of interpretation in narrative or formal writing. The verb interpretieren is regular, so its Präteritum forms include ich interpretierte, du interpretier testest? actually: du interpretier test? The correct forms are ich interpretierte, du interpretier test? Wait, the second person singular is du interpretier test? No, the proper forms are ich interpretierte, du interpretiertest, er interpretierte, wir interpretierten, ihr interpretiertet, sie interpretierten. The form interpretierte can therefore appear as the first person singular or the third person singular in Präteritum, depending on context.

The past participle of interpretieren is interpretiert, which is used with auxiliary haben to form the present perfect: "Ich habe das Gedicht interpretiert." In contrast, interpretierte appears as a finite verb form in the Präteritum narrative.

Usage and style: In written German, particularly in journalism, literature, and reports, Präteritum is common for describing past events. In everyday spoken German, the Perfekt (haben + interpolated participle) is often preferred: "Ich habe das Gedicht interpretiert." The Präteritum example sentences illustrate typical usage: "Der Kritiker interpretierte das Motiv als Spiegel der Gesellschaft." "Sie interpretierte das Symbol als Hinweis auf den Wandel." The form is not a noun and gains meaning solely from its verb usage, with context determining subject and tense. Related forms include interpretieren (to interpret) and interpretiert (past participle).