starte

Starte is a German verb form derived from starten, meaning to begin, to launch, or to start. It is not a noun; as with other verbs it is capitalized only at the start of a sentence and otherwise written in lowercase in normal text. In present tense, the forms include ich starte (I start), du startest (you start), er startet (he starts), wir starten (we start), ihr startet (you all start), sie starten (they start). The imperative forms are Starte! (informal singular), Startet! (informal plural), and Starten Sie! (formal).

The simple past (preterite) forms are ich startete, du startetest, er startete, wir starteten, ihr startetet, sie starteten. The past participle is gestartet, and the perfect tense is formed with haben: ich habe gestartet (I have started). The verb is transitive and commonly used with direct objects, for example: Ich starte die App (I start the app).

Etymology and usage notes: starten is a relatively recent German loanword from English start, adopted into standard German to describe beginning actions or launching processes, especially in technical or computing contexts. The related noun Start, capitalized, denotes a start or launch, such as der Start eines Programms (the start of a program).

See also: Start (noun); Starten (infinitive); German verb conjugation; loanwords in German. Starte, as a form, illustrates how German verbs adapt foreign roots into everyday action terms and how tense and mood are conveyed through endings.