No. 13,518 in German
brannte
"Brannte" is the simple past tense of "brennen" and means "burned" or "was burning."
In a sentence
Die Kerze brannte den ganzen Abend.
The candle burned the whole evening.
Here, 'brannte' is used as the simple past tense of 'brennen', meaning 'to burn', describing the ongoing action of the candle emitting flame.
Er brannte vor Aufregung, sie wiederzusehen.
He burned with excitement to see her again.
In this case, 'brannte' is used metaphorically to express a strong feeling or emotion, specifically excitement in this context.
Das Gebäude brannte vollständig nieder.
The building burned down completely.
Here, 'brannte' indicates the action of the building being destroyed by fire in the simple past tense.
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