konvertierte

Konvertierte is a German form of the verb konvertieren and can function as the simple past (Präteritum) form or as an attributive adjective meaning “converted.” As a finite verb, konvertierte appears in sentences such as Er konvertierte die Datei ins PDF-Format or Die Werte konvertierte er in ein anderes Maßsystem. In isolation it is the past tense form that can be attributed to ich, er, sie or es in the appropriate sentence context (ich konvertierte, er konvertierte).

Etymology and range of meaning: The verb konvertieren comes from the Latin convertĕre through influences in German and other European languages. Its core sense is to change something from one form, state, or system to another. Common domains include technical contexts (data or file format conversion, unit conversion), financial or currency conversion, and religious or cultural contexts (to convert to a different faith). The past participle of konvertieren is konvertiert, which is used for perfect tenses and passive constructions, while konvertierte is the simple past form.

Usage notes: As an attributive or predicative adjective, konvertierte can describe a noun that has already been converted, for example eine konvertierte Datei or die konvertierte Religion. While many speakers prefer konvertiert in the participle form for the past, konvertierte remains standard for simple past in narrative or formal writing. Related terms include umwandeln (to transform), konversion (conversion), and Konvertierung (the process of converting).

See also: konvertieren, konvertiert, Konvertierung, Umwandlung.