Verb

errichten

Translation

erected, built, established

Man errichtete die Mauer in kurzer Zeit.

The wall was erected in a short time.

Er errichtete ein erfolgreiches Unternehmen.

He established a successful company.

((sth.)) errichten to erect/establish sth. They erected a new building.

Synonyms: baute (built), gründete (founded); Antonyms: riss ab (tore down), zerstörte (destroyed)

Comes from the prefix 'er-' (creation) and 'richten' (to direct). This is the simple past tense.

Recognize the '-ete' ending as the simple past (Präteritum) tense. It's used to describe a completed action in the past, like 'erected'.