retten
Danish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editretten c
Verb
editretten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German retten, from Old High German hretten or retten, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną (“to save, rescue”). Cognate with Dutch redden, English redd and rid, Polish ratować. More at redd, rid.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editretten (weak, third-person singular present rettet, past tense rettete, past participle gerettet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to save, to rescue [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and vor (+ dative) ‘from something’]
- Diese Katze war ein Streuner, der aus einem Tierheim gerettet wurde.
- This cat was a stray that was rescued from an animal shelter.
- Diesmal rettete die Prinzessin den Ritter vor dem Drachen.
- This time the princess saved the knight from the dragon.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | retten | ||||
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present participle | rettend | ||||
past participle | gerettet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rette | wir retten | i | ich rette | wir retten |
du rettest | ihr rettet | du rettest | ihr rettet | ||
er rettet | sie retten | er rette | sie retten | ||
preterite | ich rettete | wir retteten | ii | ich rettete1 | wir retteten1 |
du rettetest | ihr rettetet | du rettetest1 | ihr rettetet1 | ||
er rettete | sie retteten | er rettete1 | sie retteten1 | ||
imperative | rett (du) rette (du) |
rettet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
editHungarian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom a onomatopoeic root + -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).[1]
Pronunciation
editVerb
editretten
- (intransitive) to recoil (in horror)
- Synonym: megretten
Conjugation
editClick for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | rettenek | rettensz | retten | rettenünk | rettentek | rettennek | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | rettentem | rettentél | rettent | rettentünk | rettentetek | rettentek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Future | Future is expressed with a present-tense verb with a completion-marking prefix and/or a time adverb, or—more explicitly—with the infinitive plus the conjugated auxiliary verb fog, e.g. rettenni fog. | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | rettenék | rettenél | rettene | rettenénk | rettenétek | rettenének | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), e.g. retten vala, rettent vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | rettenendek | rettenendesz | rettenend | rettenendünk | rettenendetek | rettenendenek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | rettennék | rettennél | rettenne | rettennénk | rettennétek | rettennének | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. rettent volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | rettenjek | rettenj or rettenjél |
rettenjen | rettenjünk | rettenjetek | rettenjenek | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. rettent légyen | ||||||||
Infinitive | rettenni | rettennem | rettenned | rettennie | rettennünk | rettennetek | rettenniük | ||
Other forms |
Verbal noun | Present part. | Past part. | Future part. | Adverbial participle | Causative | |||
rettenés | rettenő | rettent | ― | rettenve (rettenvén) | |||||
Click for archaic forms | 1st person sg | 2nd person sg informal |
3rd person sg, 2nd p. sg formal |
1st person pl | 2nd person pl informal |
3rd person pl, 2nd p. pl formal | |||
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Indicative mood |
Present | Indef. | rettenhetek | rettenhetsz | rettenhet | rettenhetünk | rettenhettek | rettenhetnek | |
Def. | intransitive verb, definite forms are not used | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indef. | rettenhettem | rettenhettél | rettenhetett | rettenhettünk | rettenhettetek | rettenhettek | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Preterit |
Indef. | rettenheték | rettenhetél | rettenhete | rettenheténk | rettenhetétek | rettenhetének | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Archaic Past | Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala, e.g. rettenhet vala, rettenhetett vala/volt. | ||||||||
Archaic Future |
Indef. | rettenhetendek or rettenandhatok |
rettenhetendesz or rettenandhatsz |
rettenhetend or rettenandhat |
rettenhetendünk or rettenandhatunk |
rettenhetendetek or rettenandhattok |
rettenhetendenek or rettenandhatnak | ||
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Conditional mood |
Present | Indef. | rettenhetnék | rettenhetnél | rettenhetne | rettenhetnénk | rettenhetnétek | rettenhetnének | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
Past | Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. rettenhetett volna | ||||||||
Subjunctive mood |
Present | Indef. | rettenhessek | rettenhess or rettenhessél |
rettenhessen | rettenhessünk | rettenhessetek | rettenhessenek | |
Def. | ― | ||||||||
2nd-p. o. | ― | ||||||||
(Archaic) Past | Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. rettenhetett légyen | ||||||||
Inf. | (rettenhetni) | (rettenhetnem) | (rettenhetned) | (rettenhetnie) | (rettenhetnünk) | (rettenhetnetek) | (rettenhetniük) | ||
Positive adjective | ― | Neg. adj. | ― | Adv. part. | (rettenhetve / rettenhetvén) | ||||
Derived terms
edit(With verbal prefixes):
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ retten in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN. (See also its 2nd edition.)
Further reading
edit- retten in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic *hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic *hradjaną. Cognate with German retten, Dutch redden, English redd, Danish redde.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editretten (third-person singular present rett, past participle gerett, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to rescue, to save
Conjugation
editRegular | ||
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infinitive | retten | |
participle | gerett | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | retten | — |
2nd singular | retts | rett |
3rd singular | rett | — |
1st plural | retten | — |
2nd plural | rett | rett |
3rd plural | retten | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editretten m
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editretten m
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