Lagte

Lagte is a term that appears in some Danish-language discussions as a nonstandard or dialectal form related to the verb lægge, meaning to lay or to place. In contemporary standard Danish, the principal parts of lægge are lægger (present), lagde (past tense), and lagt (past participle). The form lagte is not listed as a standard form in modern Danish grammar references and is generally considered nonstandard in contemporary written Danish.

In linguistic usage, lagte is sometimes described as a regional or historical variant that may occur in older texts or in certain dialects. Because it is not part of the accepted standard conjugation, lagte is rarely encountered in modern formal writing and is unlikely to be understood as a correct form outside of its dialectal or historical context. When teaching or learning Danish, learners are advised to use lagde for the past tense and lagt for the past participle, and to treat lagte as a form to recognize rather than to reproduce in standard prose.

Related topics include the standard verb lægge and its conjugation, as well as a comparison with related verbs in the Scandinavian languages, which show distinct past tense and past participle forms. For researchers, lagte may appear in discussions of historical Danish orthography or regional dialect variation, illustrating how verb forms can diverge from the standardized system over time.