No. 4,632 in German
traten
"Traten" is the simple past tense form of "treten," meaning "stepped" or "kicked" in English.
In a sentence
Die Schüler traten einzeln vor die Klasse.
The students stepped in front of the class one by one.
The word 'traten' is used as a past tense verb indicating the action of stepping or moving forward.
Als sie den Raum betraten, hörten sie Stimmen.
As they entered the room, they heard voices.
Here, 'traten' is part of the verb 'betraten', used in its past tense form, meaning 'entered'.
Sie traten der Partei bei, um ihre Ideen zu verwirklichen.
They joined the party to realize their ideas.
In this sentence, 'traten' is part of the composite verb 'beitreten', in its past tense form, indicating the action of joining.
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