prüftet

Prüftet is a German word that functions as the past tense conjugation of the verb prüfen. Prüfen itself translates to "to check," "to examine," "to test," or "to verify" in English. Therefore, "prüftet" specifically refers to an action of checking, examining, testing, or verifying that occurred in the past. It is the second-person singular imperfect indicative form of the verb. This means it would be used in a sentence when addressing someone informally (du) and describing an action they performed in the past. For example, a sentence might read, "Du prüftet die Ergebnisse sorgfältig," which translates to "You carefully checked the results." While common in spoken German and older written forms, the more modern and widely used past tense form for "prüfen" is "hat geprüft" (present perfect) or "prüfte" (simple past, which is also used for the first and third person singular and plural). The specific use of "prüftet" is largely limited to informal address and is less frequent in contemporary standard German.