ich scheiterte

failed

→ scheitern
scheiter fail + te Past tense (I/he/she/it)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #40,807
failed Simple past form of “scheitern.”
GE: Der Versuch scheiterte.
EN: The attempt failed.
Conjugation of scheitern
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First scheiterte —
Third scheiterte —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First scheiterte —
Third scheiterte —

Sie versuchte es mehrere Male, scheiterte aber.

She tried several times but failed.

Er scheiterte, weil er kein Geld hatte.

He failed because he had no money.

Letzten Endes scheiterte der Plan.

Ultimately, the plan failed.

Kein Wunder, dass er scheiterte.

No wonder he failed.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Er scheiterte, weil es ihm an Geld fehlte.

He failed because he lacked money.