Verlegte

Verlegte is the simple past tense (Präteritum) form of the German verb verlegen. It is used with singular subjects to describe a completed action in the past, such as moving something to another location or rescheduling an appointment. The same verb also exists in other forms and meanings, most commonly in the sense of relocating, postponing, or publishing something in other contexts.

The verb verlegen has several related senses. As a transitive verb, it can mean to relocate or physically move something: den Tisch verlegen (to move the table). It can also mean to reschedule an event to another date or time: den Termin verlegen. A third sense is to publish, particularly in the media or book trade: ein Buch verlegen. The past participle in these senses is verlegt, which is used with the auxiliary haben to form the perfect tense (Ich habe den Termin verlegt). The form verlegte, while most commonly a narrative past tense, may appear in contexts where the subject is in the first or third person singular in the Präteritum.

Examples illustrate the different uses: Ich verlegte den Termin auf nächste Woche. Wir verlegten das Treffen in den kommenden Monat. Der Verlag verlegte das Erscheinungsdatum des Buches. In contrast, the adjective verlegen exists with a related meaning (embarrassed or displaced) but is not the same form as the Präteritum verlegte; it is a separate usage of the same root verb with different grammatical function.

In summary, verlegte is the Präteritum form of verlegen, used to describe past actions of relocating, rescheduling, or publishing, depending on context.