lädt

Lädt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb laden, which means to load, to burden, or to charge. The verb is used in a variety of everyday contexts, including physical loading of objects, charging devices, and computing processes. In compound forms, laden often appears with prefixes such as aufladen (to recharge) or herunterladen (to download).

Conjugation and key forms: The infinitive is laden. Present tense forms include ich lade, du lädst, er lädt, wir laden, ihr ladet, sie laden. The imperfect (Präteritum) forms are ich lud, du ludest, er lud, wir luden, ihr ludet, sie luden. The past participle is geladen, and the auxiliary verb for perfect tenses is haben, as in ich habe geladen. The imperative forms are lade! and ladet! The verb also appears with prefixes to form related meanings, for example aufladen (to recharge) and herabladen or herunterladen (to download).

Usage notes: In physical contexts, laden describes putting goods or cargo onto a vehicle or container, as in Der LKW lädt die Fracht. In energy contexts, es lädt refers to charging a battery or device, for example Der Akku lädt. In computing and media, laden is common in expressions like Die Seite lädt langsam or Die Datei lädt herunter. The meaning is determined largely by the object and the prefix, if any, accompanying laden.

See also: related forms and prefixes such as aufladen, entladen, herunterladen, and the brief discussion of German verb conjugation patterns.