No. 15,124 in German
stoppten
"Stoppten" is the past tense of "stoppen," meaning "stopped."
In a sentence
Die Polizisten stoppten den verdächtigen Wagen.
The police officers stopped the suspicious car.
Here, 'stoppten' is used as a verb in the past tense of 'stoppen', meaning 'stopped' concerning stopping a vehicle during an action.
Während des Sturms stoppten die Arbeiten an der Baustelle.
During the storm, the work on the construction site was stopped.
In this sentence, 'stoppten' functions as the verb in the past tense to describe discontinuing or halting a process or activity.
Die Läufer stoppten nach der Ziellinie, um sich auszuruhen.
The runners stopped after the finish line to rest.
Here, 'stoppten' is used as a simple past form of the verb 'stoppen' to signify that the runners ceased moving at a specific moment.
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