No. 4,251 in German
dienten
"Dienten" means "served" in English.
In a sentence
Im Mittelalter dienten Burgen als Schutz vor Angreifern.
In the Middle Ages, castles served as protection against attackers.
The word 'dienten' is used in its past tense plural form to describe its role as 'served', indicating utility or function in the past.
Sie dienten als Lehrmeister für die jungen Schüler.
They served as mentors for the young students.
Here, 'dienten' is in past tense plural, describing the action of serving or being a mentor, emphasizing a function or role fulfilled in history.
Die Werkzeuge dienten zur Reparatur der alten Möbel.
The tools served for repairing the old furniture.
The use of 'dienten' here is again in past tense plural, describing the utility or purpose of tools being applied for a certain task historically.
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