hatte
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means had
The memory trick
Imagine a German knight who had a shiny helmet, saying "HAT-tuh, HAT-tuh!" as he polishes it. You nod, linking "HAT-tuh" to "had" because he had that helmet!
In a sentence
Der Ritter hatte einen glänzenden Helm.
The knight had a shiny helmet.
