hörte
Translation
heard, listened
Examples
Ich hörte ein lautes Geräusch.
I heard a loud noise.
Er hörte auf den Rat seines Vaters.
He listened to his father's advice.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((to hear)) heard sth. I heard a noise.
((to listen)) ((to sb.)) listened to sb. He listened to his father.
Similar Words
Synonyms: lauschte (eavesdropped)
Etymology
The simple past (Präteritum) form of 'hören'. The '-te' ending is the standard past tense marker for regular (weak) verbs.
Memory Tips
Just as many English verbs add '-ed' for the past tense, many German regular verbs add '-te'. 'hör-te' = 'hear-d'.