zeigtet

Zeigtet is the second-person plural simple past tense form (Präteritum) of the German verb zeigen, meaning "to show." It denotes that you all showed something in the past. This form is commonly found in written narratives, historical texts, and other contexts where the Präteritum is preferred. In everyday spoken German, speakers typically use the perfect tense (ihr habt gezeigt) to describe past events.

Example: Ihr zeigtet uns die Karten. This translates to "You all showed us the cards."

Usage notes:

- Zeigtet is tied to the Präteritum mood, which is distinct from the present tense (zeigt) and the imperative (zeigt).

- In modern conversation, the perfect form ihr habt gezeigt is usually favored for past events, while zeigtet appears more often in formal writing, literature, or regions with stronger tradition of Präteritum usage.

- The form is one of several principal Präteritum conjugations of zeigen; other forms include ich zeigte, er zeigte, wir zeigten, ihr zeigtet, sie zeigten, depending on the subject and tense.

Overall, zeigtet serves as a standard historical or formal past-tense form for the second-person plural in German, reflecting the verb’s regular Präteritum pattern.