No. 2,890 in German
wählten
"Wählten" is the past tense of "wählen" and means "chose" or "elected."
In a sentence
Die Bürger wählten ihren Bürgermeister.
The citizens elected their mayor.
The word 'wählten' here refers to the action of electing or choosing someone in an official vote or election.
Wir wählten das beste Hotel für unseren Urlaub.
We selected the best hotel for our vacation.
In this sentence, 'wählten' is used to describe the action of selecting or making a choice among options.
In unserer Schulgruppe wählten wir ihn zum Gruppenleiter.
In our school group, we voted for him as the group leader.
Here, 'wählten' is used to describe the action of voting for someone to hold a position or role within a group structure.
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