No. 2,765 in German
lebten
"Lebten" means "lived" (past tense of "leben," to live).
In a sentence
Die Menschen lebten vor langer Zeit in kleinen Dörfern.
The people lived in small villages a long time ago.
The word 'lebten' is used as the past tense of the verb 'leben,' indicating an action of residing or existing in the past.
In der Antike lebten viele Philosophen in Griechenland.
In ancient times, many philosophers lived in Greece.
Here, 'lebten' shows historical context for the past presence and life of individuals.
Zuhause lebten wir früher mit mehreren Generationen zusammen.
At home, we used to live together with several generations.
In this sentence, 'lebten' demonstrates a personal or familial situation in the past tense.
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