No. 13,731 in German
empfahl
"Empfahl" is the past tense of "empfehlen," meaning "recommended."
In a sentence
Er empfahl mir ein gutes Buch.
He recommended a good book to me.
The verb 'empfahl' is the simple past tense of 'empfehlen', meaning 'to recommend'. Here, it is used transitively to denote giving a suggestion to someone.
Das Restaurant, das er empfahl, war ausgezeichnet.
The restaurant he recommended was excellent.
In this sentence, 'empfahl' is used in the simple past to refer to a suggestion made by a subject about a specific entity.
Sie empfahl immer, frühzeitig mit dem Lernen anzufangen.
She always recommended starting studying early.
Here, 'empfahl' describes a habitual suggestion in the past, expressing the regularity of the action.
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