wir bildeten

formed, made up, constituted, trained, educated

→ bilden
bild form, create + et Past tense + en past tense for we/they
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #45,335
formed, made up, constituted Past tense form of „bilden“.
GE: Die Kinder bildeten einen Kreis.
EN: The children formed a circle.
trained, educated Past tense form of „bilden“; used in the sense of training or educating someone.
GE: Sie bildeten neue Mitarbeiter aus.
EN: They trained new employees.
Conjugation of bilden
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First — bildeten
Third — bildeten
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First — bildeten
Third — bildeten

Die Sardinen bildeten eine große Schule.

The sardines formed a large school.

Joe Egan und Garry Rafferty bildeten die Gruppe Stealer's Wheel.

Joe Egan and Gerry Rafferty formed the band Stealers Wheel.

— Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde (1992)

Die Jungen und Mädchen bildeten zum Tanz Paare.

The boys and girls formed pairs to dance.

Wir bildeten die Jungen aus.

We trained the boys.

— Die Frau die singt - Incendies (2010)