trugen

Trugen is a German verb form that refers to the simple past tense (Präteritum) of tragen, meaning to carry or to wear. It is used in narrative or formal contexts to describe actions or states in the past. The form trugen appears for the first-person plural and the third-person plural in the past tense, while other subjects use corresponding Präteritum forms of tragen.

Conjugation in the Präteritum is as follows: ich trug, du trugst, er/sie/es trug, wir trugen, ihr trugt, sie/Sie trugen. This tense is commonly contrasted with the perfect tense, formed with haben and getragen (e.g., Ich habe einen Hut getragen).

Usage notes and examples: Trugen can express past activities such as wearing clothing or carrying objects. For example, "Er trug einen schweren Mantel," meaning "He wore a heavy coat," or "Wir trugen die Kisten die Treppe hinauf," meaning "We carried the boxes up the stairs." In everyday spoken German, the perfect tense (haben + getragen) is often preferred for past actions, while Präteritum remains more frequent in written narrative, journalism, and official documentation.

Etymology and related forms: Tragen is a Germanic verb with meanings centered on bearing, supporting, or carrying. Trugen, as the simple past, derives from the same root and shares its semantic versatility across contexts.

See also: German verb conjugation, Präteritum, tragen, haben, getragen.