teilgenommen

teilgenommen

"Teilgenommen" means "participated."

The word 'teilgenommen' here is the past participle of the verb 'teilnehmen,' meaning 'to participate' or 'to take part.' It is used in the present perfect tense together with the auxiliary verb 'haben.'

Ich habe an dem Workshop teilgenommen.

I took part in the workshop.

In this sentence, 'teilgenommen' is used as part of the past perfect tense ('hatte teilgenommen'), which indicates an action completed before another past moment. It shows completion in the context of his declaration.

Er sagte, dass er an der Konferenz teilgenommen hatte.

He said that he had participated in the conference.

Here, 'teilgenommen' appears in the subjunctive mood in the conditional perfect tense ('hätten teilgenommen'). This usage expresses a hypothetical situation or possibility in the past based on a condition.

Wir hätten an der Diskussion teilgenommen, wenn wir mehr Zeit gehabt hätten.

We would have participated in the discussion if we had had more time.