ich hinderte

prevented, stopped

→ hindern
hinder to prevent, to stop + te Past tense (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,294
prevented, stopped Usually used with daran and an infinitive: jemanden daran hindern, etwas zu tun.
GE: Der Regen hinderte mich daran, spazieren zu gehen.
EN: The rain prevented me from going for a walk.
Conjugation of hindern
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First hinderte —
Third hinderte —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First hinderte —
Third hinderte —

Der Nebel hinderte ihn sehr weit zu sehen.

The fog prevented him from seeing very far.

Und was hinderte dich daran, sofort die Polizei zu rufen?

And what stopped you from calling the police immediately?

Der Regen hinderte uns daran, draußen Tennis zu spielen.

The rain prevented us from playing tennis outside.

Ein Unfall hinderte ihn daran, an der Feier teilzunehmen.

An accident prevented him from attending the celebration.

Der Regen hinderte uns unser Tennisspiel zu beenden.

The rain prevented us from finishing our tennis game.

Schlechtes Wetter hinderte uns daran, zu beginnen.

Bad weather prevented us from starting.

"Meine Bosheit hinderte mich daran, deinen Vater kennenzulernen."

My spite kept me from getting to know your father.

— Manons Rache (1986)