No. 820 in German
erreichten
"Erreichten" is the past tense form of "erreichen," meaning "reached" or "achieved" in English.
In a sentence
Gemeinsam erreichten sie das Ziel.
Together they reached the goal.
Here, 'erreichten' is used to indicate that a goal or destination was achieved collectively.
Durch harte Arbeit erreichten sie bemerkenswerte Fortschritte.
Through hard work, they achieved remarkable progress.
In this sentence, 'erreichten' conveys the achievement of significant progress due to effort.
Nach vielen Versuchen erreichten sie den Gipfel des Berges.
After many attempts, they reached the summit of the mountain.
Here, 'erreichten' describes the accomplishment of physically reaching the top of a mountain.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “erreichten” in actual German podcasts.
Find “erreichten” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).