This is the 3701st most frequent Dutch word.
speelden
"Speelden" means "played" (past tense of "play").
The verb 'speelden' is in the past tense, plural, referring to the action of playing performed by the children.
De kinderen speelden in de tuin.
The children played in the garden.
The verb 'speelden' conveys a habitual past action done collectively by the plural subject 'wij'.
Wij speelden altijd samen na school.
We always played together after school.
The verb 'speelden' is used to describe an activity performed by the plural subject 'zij' during the past when it was raining.