This is the 945th most frequent Danish word.
talte
"Talte" means "spoke" or "talked" in English.
The word 'talte' is used in the past tense to indicate that the action of speaking occurred.
Jeg talte med min ven i går.
I spoke with my friend yesterday.
Here, 'talte' indicates the manner in which the act of speaking was performed in the past.
Han talte hurtigt under præsentationen.
He spoke quickly during the presentation.
In this question, 'talte' is used to ask about the reason for the speaking action in the past.