wendeten

wendeten is the simple past (preterite) plural form of the German verb wenden, meaning to turn, bend, or direct toward something. It is used with plural subjects such as wir and sie. For example: Wir wendeten uns dem Thema zu. Sie wendeten den Blick ab. These sentences illustrate the sense of turning attention or physical turning.

Conjugation notes: in the preterite tense the forms include ich wendete, du wendetest, er wendete, wir wendeten, ihr wendetet, sie wendeten. The form wendeten specifically appears with plural subjects (wir, siege) in narrative past contexts.

Etymology and cognates: wenden comes from West Germanic roots related to the idea of turning or turning toward something. It is cognate with the English word wend and with similar forms in related Germanic languages such as Dutch wenden. The past tense suffixes for the plural align with other weak verb patterns in German.

Usage and register: weneten is primarily encountered in written or formal narrative speech, including literature and historical prose. In everyday spoken German, speakers often use the Perfekt tense instead of the Präteritum for past actions, especially in colloquial contexts.

See also: wende, the stem used to form related words and phrases such as wenden (to turn) and Wenden (the act of turning). For geographic or cultural terms, see Wende (disambiguation) and Wenden (a place name in German-speaking regions).