urteilten

Urteilten is the third-person plural form of the German verb urteilen in the Präteritum (simple past). It translates to “they judged” or “they adjudged” in English. The verb urteilten is used in narrative or formal writing, especially in historical, journalistic, or literary contexts where the Präteritum tense is common. In spoken German, speakers more often use the present perfect form hat geurteilt.

Conjugation and related forms: ich urteilte, du urteiltest, er/sie/es urteilte, wir urteilten, ihr urteiltet, sie/Sie urteilten. The corresponding past participle is geurteilt, used with haben to form the perfect tense (hat geurteilt). The noun Urteilsform differs from Urtei l; Urte i l is a verb, while Urtei l (capitalized) is the noun meaning “judgment” or “verdict.”

Usage notes: Urteilen covers forming an opinion, evaluating, or giving a verdict. In legal or formal prose, urteilten often describes conclusions drawn by judges, experts, or groups. It can appear in historical recounting, critical analysis, or reportage.

Examples: Die Richter urteilten, der Angeklagte sei schuldig. Die Experten urteilten, dass die Maßnahme wirksam sei. These sentences illustrate the Präteritum usage in reporting conclusions, with embedded clauses often in Konjunktiv I. In everyday speech, speakers typically use geurteilt in the present perfect: Die Richter haben geurteilt.