lobt

Lobt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb loben, meaning to praise. It occurs with subjects such as he, she, or it (er lobt, sie lobt, es lobt) and is also the form used with the formal Sie in third-person construction. loben is a regular weak verb, so its present tense forms follow the standard endings: ich lobe, du lobst, er lobt, wir loben, ihr lobt, sie loben.

In addition to present tense usage, the verb has other standard forms: the simple past (Präteritum) is lobte, du lobtest, er lobte, wir lobten, ihr lobtet, sie lobten; the past participle is gelobt and is used with haben to form the present perfect (ich habe gelobt).

Lob is the related noun meaning praise or acclaim, and it shares the same linguistic root as loben. The relationship between the verb and the noun reflects a common German pattern where a root related to praise or esteem yields both a noun (Lob) and verb forms (loben, lobt, lobe, etc.). The term lobt itself is not used as a standalone noun; it functions strictly as a verb form within conjugated sentences.

Example usage: Er lobt seine Mitarbeiter für ihre Leistung. Die Jury lobt das Projekt für seine Originalität.

See also: loben, Lob, Loben und Lobpreis.