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retten

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁad̥n̩], [ˈʁɑd̥n̩]

Noun

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retten c

  1. definite singular of ret

Verb

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retten

  1. gerund of ret

German

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Etymology

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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

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

Verb

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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

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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

Derived terms

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Derived terms

Further reading

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

Hungarian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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retten

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

Conjugation

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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
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)
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
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

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(With verbal prefixes):

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References

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  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

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  • 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

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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

  1. (transitive) to rescue, to save

Conjugation

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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

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Noun

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retten m

  1. definite singular of rett

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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retten m

  1. definite singular of rett
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