tagte

Tagte is a German verb form, specifically the third-person singular simple past tense (Präteritum) of the verb tagen. The verb tagen means to convene, to hold a session, or to sit as a deliberative body. Therefore, tagte is used to describe that a legislative body, committee, or other assembly conducted a meeting in the past. For example, Der Bundestag tagte gestern means “The Bundestag convened yesterday.”

Etymology and related terms: tagen is a root verb tied to formal gatherings and sessions. Related nouns include Tagung (a meeting or session) and Tag (day), with historical connections to assemblies held on particular days. In usage, tagte often appears in formal writing, historical accounts, or news reports when referring to past sessions.

Grammar notes: Tagte is the past tense form used with third-person subjects. Other forms of the same verb include present and other past-tense forms such as tagt (present) and tagten (plural past). In sentences, tagte typically appears with a subject like Der Ausschuss or Der Parlamentarier and a temporal adverb such as gestern or heute in a past-context.

Usage considerations: Tagte is primarily found in formal or narrative contexts, including political reporting and historical descriptions. In everyday conversation, speakers more commonly use present tense forms like tagt or past tense with different constructions.

See also: tagen, Tagung, Bundestag. Note that tagte is a grammatical form of tagen and should not be confused with the noun Tag (day) or with other similarly spelled terms.