beendete
Translation
ended, finished
Examples
Er beendete das Gespräch.
He ended the conversation.
Sie beendete ihre Rede schnell.
She finished her speech quickly.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) beendete ((et4)) sb. ended/finished sth. He ended the conversation.
Similar Words
Synonyms (in context): schloss ab, machte fertig; Antonyms: begann, fing an
Etymology
Simple past (Präteritum) form of the verb 'beenden'. The '-ete' ending is typical for weak verbs whose stem ends in -d or -t.
Memory Tips
This is the 'storytelling' past tense. Imagine a narrator saying, 'And so, he *ended* the conversation...' - 'Und so *beendete* er das Gespräch...'