schautet

Schautet is the Präteritum (simple past) form of the German verb schauen, used for the second-person plural subject ihr. It denotes the act of looking or observing carried out by the addressed group in the past.

Grammatical notes: Schauen is a regular verb in its past forms. The full past tense conjugation for schaunen is ich schaute, du schautest, er schaute, wir schauten, ihr schautet, sie schauten. The past participle is geschaut, and the auxiliary verb for perfect tenses is haben, as in ihr habt geschaut. Schautet specifically marks the second-person plural in the Präteritum, distinguishing it from other forms such as schautest (du) and schaute (er/sie/es).

Usage: Schautet is more common in written or historical texts and in formal narration. In contemporary spoken German, the Perfekt (e.g., ihr habt geschaut) frequently replaces Präteritum for past events, especially in southern dialects or informal contexts. Schautet may appear in literature, historical narratives, or stylistic prose to convey a past, collective action by a group.

Examples: Ihr schautet aus dem Fenster, als der Sturm begann. This sentence translates to “You all looked out of the window as the storm began” and illustrates the typical meaning and usage of the form.

See also: schauen, Präteritum, German verbs, German grammar.