This is the 2765th most frequent German word.
lebten
"Lebten" means "lived" (past tense of "leben," to live).
The word 'lebten' is used as the past tense of the verb 'leben,' indicating an action of residing or existing in the past.
Die Menschen lebten vor langer Zeit in kleinen Dörfern.
The people lived in small villages a long time ago.
Here, 'lebten' shows historical context for the past presence and life of individuals.
In der Antike lebten viele Philosophen in Griechenland.
In ancient times, many philosophers lived in Greece.
In this sentence, 'lebten' demonstrates a personal or familial situation in the past tense.