This is the 13885th most frequent German word.
feierten
"Feierten" means "celebrated" in English.
The word 'feierten' is used here as the verb in its simple past form, conjugated to describe a past action of celebrating an event.
Gestern haben wir den Geburtstag meiner Schwester groß gefeiert.
Yesterday, we celebrated my sister's birthday in a grand way.
In this sentence, 'feierten' is employed to indicate an ongoing past activity, describing the collective celebration by people in a historical or narrative context.
Während des Festivals feierten die Menschen auf den Straßen.
During the festival, people were celebrating in the streets.
The verb 'feierten' outlines an event that happened at a specific time in the past, highlighting the international recognition of the reunification.