No. 1,698 in Dutch
stapte
"Stapte" is the past tense of "stappen," meaning "stepped" in English.
In a sentence
Zij stapte uit de bus.
She got off the bus.
In this sentence, 'stapte' is used as the simple past form of the verb 'stappen', meaning 'to step' or 'to get off'.
Hij stapte naar voren om te spreken.
He stepped forward to speak.
Here, 'stapte' indicates the action of moving forward by stepping, used in a narrative past tense.
Wij stapten vroeg in de ochtend op de fiets.
We got on the bikes early in the morning.
In this case, 'stapte' (conjugated as 'stapten' for plural subject) is used to describe the action of mounting bicycles, showing its flexibility in describing entering or leaving modes of transport.
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