No. 14,649 in German
modernisiert
"Modernisiert" means "modernized" in English.
In a sentence
Das alte Theater wurde modernisiert.
The old theater was modernized.
The word 'modernisiert' is used as the past participle in passive voice, indicating that the action of modernizing has been applied to the subject 'das alte Theater'.
Wir haben die Küche komplett modernisiert.
We completely modernized the kitchen.
Here, 'modernisiert' is the past participle used with the auxiliary verb 'haben' to indicate the active voice in perfect tense, showing that 'wir' (we) performed the action of modernizing the kitchen.
Er plant, sein Geschäft nächste Woche zu modernisieren.
He plans to modernize his business next week.
In this sentence, 'modernisieren' is in its infinitive form, as it is part of the verb phrase governed by 'plant' (plans), indicating a future intention of modernizing.
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