jagte

Jagte is a term that appears in Germanic-language contexts as well as in personal names. In German, jagte is the simple past tense (Präteritum) of the verb jagen, meaning "to hunt." It is used to describe hunting actions completed in the past. The past participle of jagen is gejagt, and standard present tense forms include jagt (he/she/it hunts) and jagst (you hunt). For example, "Der Jäger jagte dem Wild nach" translates as "The hunter hunted the game."

As a surname, Jagte exists in some German-speaking communities. Surnames with occupational origins often trace back to an ancestor who worked as a hunter or in a related role, though the surname Jagte remains relatively uncommon today. Individuals with the name may be found in genealogical or biographical records.

In other contexts, jagte may appear as part of historical spellings, transliterations, or in languages where similar-sounding forms exist. However, outside its use as a German verb form and as a surname, jagte has no widely established, separate meaning in standard usage.