retten

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁad̥n̩], [ˈʁɑd̥n̩]

Noun

retten c

  1. definite singular of ret

Verb

retten

  1. gerund of ret

German

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁɛtn̩/
  • Rhymes: -ɛtn̩
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

retten (weak, third-person singular present rettet, past tense rettete, past participle gerettet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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

Conjugation of retten (weak, auxiliary haben)
infinitive retten
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.

Composed forms of retten (weak, auxiliary haben)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative ich habe gerettet wir haben gerettet subjunctive ich habe gerettet wir haben gerettet
du hast gerettet ihr habt gerettet du habest gerettet ihr habet gerettet
er hat gerettet sie haben gerettet er habe gerettet sie haben gerettet
pluperfect
indicative ich hatte gerettet wir hatten gerettet subjunctive ich hätte gerettet wir hätten gerettet
du hattest gerettet ihr hattet gerettet du hättest gerettet ihr hättet gerettet
er hatte gerettet sie hatten gerettet er hätte gerettet sie hätten gerettet
future i
infinitive retten werden subjunctive i ich werde retten wir werden retten
du werdest retten ihr werdet retten
er werde retten sie werden retten
indicative ich werde retten wir werden retten subjunctive ii ich würde retten wir würden retten
du wirst retten ihr werdet retten du würdest retten ihr würdet retten
er wird retten sie werden retten er würde retten sie würden retten
future ii
infinitive gerettet haben werden subjunctive i ich werde gerettet haben wir werden gerettet haben
du werdest gerettet haben ihr werdet gerettet haben
er werde gerettet haben sie werden gerettet haben
indicative ich werde gerettet haben wir werden gerettet haben subjunctive ii ich würde gerettet haben wir würden gerettet haben
du wirst gerettet haben ihr werdet gerettet haben du würdest gerettet haben ihr würdet gerettet haben
er wird gerettet haben sie werden gerettet haben er würde gerettet haben sie würden gerettet haben
  • 2nd ps. sg. imperative also: rett', rett

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “retten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “retten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “retten” in Duden online
  • “retten” in OpenThesaurus.de

Hungarian

Alternative forms

  • rettenik (poetic)

Etymology

From a onomatopoeic root + -en (instantaneous verb-forming suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɛtːɛn]
  • Hyphenation: ret‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɛn

Verb

retten

  1. (intransitive) to recoil (in horror)
    Synonym: megretten

Conjugation

Conjugation of retten
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
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. rettenek rettensz retten rettenünk rettentek rettennek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. rettentem rettentél rettent rettentünk rettentetek rettentek
def. ―
2nd obj
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
preterite 		indef. rettenék rettenél rettene rettenénk rettenétek rettenének
def. ―
2nd obj
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 obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. rettennék rettennél rettenne rettennénk rettennétek rettennének
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. rettent volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. rettenjek rettenj or
rettenjél 		rettenjen rettenjünk rettenjetek rettenjenek
def. ―
2nd obj
(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)
Potential conjugation of retten
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
indica­tive indica­tive pre­sent indef. rettenhetek rettenhetsz rettenhet rettenhetünk rettenhettek rettenhetnek
def. intransitive verb, definite forms are not used
2nd obj
past indef. rettenhettem rettenhettél rettenhetett rettenhettünk rettenhettetek rettenhettek
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic
preterite 		indef. rettenheték rettenhetél rettenhete rettenheténk rettenhetétek rettenhetének
def. ―
2nd obj
archaic past Two additional past tenses: the present and the (current) past forms followed by vala (volt), 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 obj
condi­tional pre­sent indef. rettenhetnék rettenhetnél rettenhetne rettenhetnénk rettenhetnétek rettenhetnének
def. ―
2nd obj
past Indicative past forms followed by volna, e.g. rettenhetett volna
sub­junc­tive sub­junc­tive pre­sent indef. rettenhessek rettenhess or
rettenhessél 		rettenhessen rettenhessünk rettenhessetek rettenhessenek
def. ―
2nd obj
(archaic) past Indicative past forms followed by légyen, e.g. rettenhetett légyen
infinitive (rettenhetni) (rettenhetnem) (rettenhetned) (rettenhetnie) (rettenhetnünk) (rettenhetnetek) (rettenhetniük)
other
forms 		positive adjective negative adjective adverbial participle
― ― (rettenhetve / rettenhetvén)

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • elretten
  • felretten
  • megretten
  • összeretten
  • visszaretten

References

  1. ^ 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

  • retten in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈʀætən/

Verb

retten (third-person singular present rett, past participle gerett, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save

Conjugation

Regular
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

Noun

retten m

  1. definite singular of rett

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

retten m

  1. definite singular of rett
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