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:

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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

Derived terms

• erretten
• rettbar
• rettlos
• Rettung f
• Retter m

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).

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 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

• rettenet
• rettent

 

(With verbal prefixes):

• elretten
• felretten
• megretten
• összeretten
• visszaretten

Related terms

• retteg

 

Further reading

• 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

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