naschtet

Naschtet is the second-person plural simple past tense form of the German verb naschen, meaning to snack or nibble. It is used with the pronoun ihr to describe a past action in which a group of people snacked, typically in written narration or scripted dialogue.

Etymology and morphology: Naschen belongs to the regular -en verb group. In the Präteritum, the ending for the ihr form is -tet, yielding naschtet. The full Präteritum paradigm is: ich naschte, du naschtest, er/sie/es naschte, wir naschten, ihr naschtet, sie naschten. The past participle is genascht. In everyday spoken German, speakers more often use the Perfekt with habe: ihr habt genascht.

Usage and examples: Naschtet appears mainly in narrative prose, historical texts, or stylistic writing. It signals a past action by a group addressing “you all.” Examples: Gestern naschtet ihr am Kuchen. Während der Pause naschtet ihr heimlich die Kekse. In modern spoken language, many speakers would rephrase such actions with ihr habt genascht rather than naschtet.

Notes: Naschtet does not convey a separate meaning beyond its function as a past-tense form. It is a grammatical item rather than a lexeme with independent sense. When teaching or learning German, this form is typically introduced alongside the full Präteritum conjugation and the common Perfekt alternative.