konzipierten

Konzipieren is a German verb meaning to conceive, design, or formulate a concept, plan, or project. It is used for activities that involve creating the overall idea, structure, or approach of something before its detailed implementation. Typical contexts include product development, project planning, curricula, marketing concepts, and strategic initiatives. The sense can range from initial ideation to outlining a coherent concept or framework.

Konzipierten is the simple past (Präteritum) form of konzipieren. It is used to describe completed conception or design activity in the past and can correspond to “they conceived” or, in formal address, “you conceived” (Sie konzipierten). The form follows regular verb conjugation patterns in German, with the past suffix -ten for plural subjects and the stem konzipier- for the past tense.

Etymology and related forms: konzipieren is derived from the concept-related noun ideas such as Konzeption or Konzept, with the typical German -ieren suffix to form a verb meaning “to create or formulate a concept.” The word is closely related to other design and planning terms like entwerfen (to draft), planen (to plan), and ausarbeiten (to develop in detail). In modern usage, konzipieren often emphasizes the ideation and conceptualization phase rather than the later execution or refinement stages.

Examples in context: “Das Team konzipierte eine neue Marketingstrategie.” “In den letzten Wochen konzipierten sie mehrere Alternativen.” The form konzipierten signals a past, completed design activity by the subject, whether individuals or a group.