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wir traten

stepped, trod, joined, approached, came

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trat Past tense + en wir/sie past tense
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #28,604
stepped, trod The past-tense form of *treten*; its meaning can change in common phrases with particles or prepositions.
GE: Sie traten vorsichtig auf den nassen Boden.
EN: They stepped carefully onto the wet ground.
joined Used with *bei* to mean joining an organization or group.
GE: Viele Menschen traten dem Verein bei.
EN: Many people joined the club.
approached Used with *heran* to mean coming closer to someone or something.
GE: Die Kinder traten an den Tisch heran.
EN: The children approached the table.
came, appeared For example, *Tränen traten jemandem in die Augen* means tears came to someone’s eyes.
GE: Ihr traten Tränen in die Augen.
EN: Tears came to her eyes.
overflowed Used in the phrase *über die Ufer treten* for a river overflowing its banks.
GE: Nach dem Regen traten die Flüsse über die Ufer.
EN: After the rain, the rivers overflowed their banks.
Conjugation of treten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First trat traten
Third trat traten

Aufgrund des starken Regens traten Flüsse über die Ufer.

Due to the heavy rain, rivers overflowed their banks.

Viele Bürger traten der Armee bei.

Many citizens joined the army.

Bei der Erinnerung daran traten mir beinahe Tränen in die Augen.

The memory of it almost brought tears to my eyes.

Wir traten nach draußen, und eine Menge Leute folgte uns.

We stepped outside, and a crowd of people followed us.

Die Herren traten ins Zimmer zurück und warteten.

The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited.

Tränen traten mir in die Augen.

Tears came to my eyes.

Sie traten an die Touristen heran und baten diese um Geld.

They approached the tourists and asked them for money.

Wir traten ein, machten die Tür frei und sahen uns um.

We went in, cleared the doorway, and looked around.