No. 1,560 in German
gehörten
"Gehörten" is the past tense conjugation of "gehören," meaning "belonged."
In a sentence
Die Bücher gehörten früher meiner Großmutter.
The books used to belong to my grandmother.
The word 'gehörten' here is the past tense, they 'belonged to' her in the past.
Wem gehörten diese Schuhe?
To whom did these shoes belong?
'gehörten' in this sentence asks about possession of the shoes at a past time point.
Diese Geräusche gehörten zur Baustelle.
These noises were part of the construction site.
Here, 'gehörten' indicates an association with the construction site in the past.
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