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No. 13,514 in German

blätterte

"Blätterte" is the past tense (preterite) of "blättern," meaning "leafed through" or "flipped through" (e.g., pages of a book).

In a sentence

  • Sie blätterte langsam durch die alte Zeitschrift.

    She slowly flipped through the old magazine.

    Here, 'blätterte' is the past tense of 'blättern', indicating an action of flipping or browsing through pages.

  • Der Wind blätterte die Seiten des Buches um.

    The wind turned the pages of the book.

    'Blätterte' describes the wind as a force causing the turning of book pages in the past tense.

  • Während des Unterrichts blätterte er nervös in seinen Notizen.

    During the class, he nervously flipped through his notes.

    'Blätterte' illustrates the action of skimming through notes in a potentially agitated or hurried manner.

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