This is the 14880th most frequent German word.
reichten
"Reichten" is the third-person plural or past tense form of "reichen," which means "to suffice" or "to hand/pass."
The word 'reichten' here means 'were sufficient (to)' indicating adequacy for a purpose.
Maria reichten die Zutaten, um das Rezept zuzubereiten.
Maria had enough ingredients to prepare the recipe.
In this sentence, 'reichten' means 'handed over' or 'gave', showing action of transferring something to someone.
Die Kinder reichten ihren Großeltern die Blumen.
The children handed the flowers to their grandparents.
'Reichten' in this case is used as 'were sufficient' combined with 'nicht aus', implying inadequacy.