trugst

Trugst is the second-person singular form of the German verb tragen in the simple past tense (Präteritum). It corresponds to “you carried” or “you bore” in English and is not treated as a separate lexical entry in dictionaries; rather, it is one inflected form of the verb tragen, used to indicate a completed action in the past.

Etymology and forms: The lemma tragen comes from older Germanic roots and yields a Präteritum paradigm in which the second-person singular form is trugst. Principal parts include: ich trug, du trugst, er trug, wir trugen, ihr trugt, sie trugen. The past participle is getragen, used with auxiliary haben to form the perfect tense (du hast getragen).

Usage and register: The Präteritum form trugst is common in written narratives, historical texts, and formal prose. In contemporary spoken German, speakers typically prefer the Perfekt construction (du hast getragen) for past actions, making trugst sound more literary or regional in everyday speech. Some dialects and literary styles retain frequent use of Präteritum forms like trugst for narrative effect.

Example: Du trugst den schweren Koffer die Treppe hinauf. This sentence illustrates the straightforward past-tense meaning and is typical of narrative or descriptive prose.

See also: tragen, German verb conjugation, Präteritum, Perfekt.

References: Standard German grammar resources and dictionaries on verb conjugation and past tenses.