No. 14,573 in German
litten
"Litten" is the simple past tense of the verb "leiden," meaning "suffered" in English.
In a sentence
Die Kinder litten unter der Kälte.
The children suffered from the cold.
This demonstrates the past tense and third-person plural conjugation of 'leiden', used to express experiencing negative conditions.
Er litten, weil er die Wahrheit kannte.
He suffered because he knew the truth.
Here, the individual form of the verb represents emotional or psychological suffering.
Wir litten still, um den Frieden zu bewahren.
We suffered in silence to preserve peace.
This highlights collective endurance towards an undesirable situation for a greater cause.
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