Lehrten

Lehrten is the simple past (Präteritum) form of the German verb lehren, meaning to teach. As a finite verb, it denotes that teaching occurred in the past and is typically used with plural subjects such as wir or sie.

Conjugation in Präteritum: ich lehrte; du lehrtest; er lehrte; wir lehrten; ihr lehrtet; sie lehrten. The past participle is gelehrt.

Usage: In modern spoken German, the Präteritum of lehren is less common; speakers usually use the Perfekt form "hat gelehrt." In written German, especially in historical or narrative prose, lehrte/lehrten can appear to describe past teaching actions.

Example: Wir lehrten den Kindern Mathematik.

Note: lehrten is a verb form, not a noun; it is generally not capitalized unless it starts a sentence. The confusion with "Lehrer" (teacher) is common.