errichtet

erected

adjective er-RIKH-tet Less Common

Also means

built

Usage Note

errichtet is the past participle of errichten ('to erect, construct') and is constantly used in passive constructions about buildings and monuments, as in im Jahr 1900 errichtet ('erected in 1900'). It implies something raised up rather than merely assembled.

Examples

"Das Denkmal wurde 1920 errichtet."

Natural Translation

The monument was erected in 1920.

Literal Translation

The monument was 1920 erected.

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