Schlugen

Schlugen is the simple past tense form (Präteritum) of the German verb schlagen for the first-person plural wir and the third-person plural sie. As an inflected form, schlugen appears in narrative past tense sentences and is not the dictionary lemma form of the verb, which is schlagen.

In usage, schlugen describes past actions involving striking, hitting, or beating. Examples include: Wir schlugen den Ball ins Tor. Die Trommeln schlugen im Takt. These sentences illustrate how schlugen marks past events with plural subjects or collective actions.

Etymology and grammar notes: schlagen is a strong verb in German, with schlugen serving as the preterite plural form. The corresponding past participle is geschlagen. The form schlugen is distinguished from the present tense forms by its lack of present-tense endings and its role as a finite verb in past narration.

Other uses: Schlugen may appear in historical or linguistic texts as an inflected verb form, and can also occur as a surname or part of proper names in German-speaking regions, though it is not a common standalone term outside of its grammatical function.