überraschte

In a sentence

• Anna überraschte ihre Freunde mit einer Party.

  Anna surprised her friends with a party.

  Here, "überraschte" is used as a verb in the past tense, indicating an action (to surprise) performed by the subject, Anna, onto the object, her friends.

• Die Nachricht überraschte ihn sehr.

  The news surprised him greatly.

  In this sentence, "überraschte" is used as a verb in the past tense, showing that the subject of the sentence (the news) caused surprise to the object (him).

• Ich fühlte mich überraschte, als ich das Geschenk sah.

  I felt surprised when I saw the gift.

  Here, the word "überraschte" appears to be mistakenly used where a different form or word would fit better (e.g., "überrascht"). However, if taken in its incorrect form, it still conveys a sense of surprise.