lagerte

Lagerte is the past tense form of the German verb lagern, meaning to store, to stockpile, or to lay up goods. It describes a completed action of putting items away in storage, such as in warehouses, depots, or containers. The word is primarily a verb form and is not commonly used as a standalone noun.

In terms of grammar, lagern is a regular weak verb. The simple past (preterite) forms include: ich lagerte, du lagertest, er lagerte, wir lagerten, ihr lagertet, sie lagerten. The past participle is gelagert, which is used with the auxiliary haben to form the present perfect or other compound tenses, for example: Die Vorräte sind gut gelagert, or Gestern habe ich die Waren gelagert.

Usage notes: In spoken German, speakers often prefer the present perfect with haben (ich habe gelagert) to refer to past storage actions, whereas the preterite may appear more in written or formal contexts. The verb is commonly used with direct objects referring to things being stored, and with location phrases such as in der Lagerhalle or im Keller.

Examples: Er lagerte die Möbel im Container, nachdem sie eingetroffen waren. Die Vorräte wurden über Monate hinweg gelagert, bis der Bedarf wieder stieg. Die Preise wurden in der Lagerhalle gelagert und dokumentiert.

Lagerte is not a standard noun in German and does not denote a widely recognized place or organization. It is primarily a verb form, and any use as a name or title would be incidental. See also lagern, das Lager, der Vorrat.