This is the 15124th most frequent German word.
stoppten
"Stoppten" is the past tense of "stoppen," meaning "stopped."
Here, 'stoppten' is used as a verb in the past tense of 'stoppen', meaning 'stopped' concerning stopping a vehicle during an action.
Die Polizisten stoppten den verdächtigen Wagen.
The police officers stopped the suspicious car.
In this sentence, 'stoppten' functions as the verb in the past tense to describe discontinuing or halting a process or activity.
Während des Sturms stoppten die Arbeiten an der Baustelle.
During the storm, the work on the construction site was stopped.
Here, 'stoppten' is used as a simple past form of the verb 'stoppen' to signify that the runners ceased moving at a specific moment.