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No. 13,790 in German

ergänzten

"Ergänzten" is the past tense of "ergänzen," meaning "completed" or "supplemented."

In a sentence

  • Die Schüler ergänzten ihre Hausaufgaben pünktlich.

    The students completed their assignments on time.

    Here 'ergänzten' means the students added or provided the necessary remaining parts to finalize their assignments.

  • Die Ergänzungen, die sie machten, ergänzten das ursprüngliche Dokument perfekt.

    The additions they made complemented the original document perfectly.

    In this usage 'ergänzten' conveys providing supplementary parts that enhance or complete the original document.

  • Wir ergänzten den Vortrag durch anschauliche Beispiele.

    We supplemented the presentation with illustrative examples.

    In this case, 'ergänzten' refers to enriching the presentation with additional details.

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