This is the 15452nd most frequent German word.
verstecke
"Verstecke" means "hiding places" or "hideouts" in English.
In this sentence, 'verstecke' is used as the first-person singular present tense form of the verb 'verstecken', meaning 'to hide'.
Ich verstecke mich hinter dem Baum.
I hide behind the tree.
Here, 'versteckt' is the third-person singular present tense form of 'verstecken', showing the subject 'Die Katze' performing the action of hiding.
Die Katze versteckt sich unter dem Sofa.
The cat hides under the sofa.
In this sentence, 'versteckten' is used as a past participle ('hidden'), turned into an adjective modifying 'Schlüssel'.