This is the 4251st most frequent German word.
dienten
"Dienten" means "served" in English.
The word 'dienten' is used in its past tense plural form to describe its role as 'served', indicating utility or function in the past.
Im Mittelalter dienten Burgen als Schutz vor Angreifern.
In the Middle Ages, castles served as protection against attackers.
Here, 'dienten' is in past tense plural, describing the action of serving or being a mentor, emphasizing a function or role fulfilled in history.
Sie dienten als Lehrmeister für die jungen Schüler.
They served as mentors for the young students.
The use of 'dienten' here is again in past tense plural, describing the utility or purpose of tools being applied for a certain task historically.