Germanic, from recht (“(what is) right, justice, law”), cognate with German Recht, also from the adjective recht (“right, straight”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “aren’t that 2 etymologies? Transform pedia quote below to etymology.”)
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Conjugation of rechten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | rechten | |||
past singular | rechtte | |||
past participle | gerecht | |||
infinitive | rechten | |||
gerund | rechten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | recht | rechtte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | recht | rechtte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | recht | rechtte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | recht | rechtte | ||
3rd person singular | recht | rechtte | ||
plural | rechten | rechtten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | rechte | rechtte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | rechten | rechtten | ||
imperative sing. | recht | |||
imperative plur.1 | recht | |||
participles | rechtend | gerecht | ||
1) Archaic. |
rechten
From Middle High German rehten, from Old High German rehton.
rechten (weak, third-person singular present rechtet, past tense rechtete, past participle gerechtet, auxiliary haben)
infinitive | rechten | ||||
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present participle | rechtend | ||||
past participle | gerechtet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich rechte | wir rechten | i | ich rechte | wir rechten |
du rechtest | ihr rechtet | du rechtest | ihr rechtet | ||
er rechtet | sie rechten | er rechte | sie rechten | ||
preterite | ich rechtete | wir rechteten | ii | ich rechtete1 | wir rechteten1 |
du rechtetest | ihr rechtetet | du rechtetest1 | ihr rechtetet1 | ||
er rechtete | sie rechteten | er rechtete1 | sie rechteten1 | ||
imperative | recht (du) rechte (du) |
rechtet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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