rechten
to argue
- Past (Präteritum)
- rechtete
- Past participle
- gerechtet (haben)
Regular weak verb using haben. It typically describes a verbal dispute or disagreement, often about rights, justice, or personal claims. It is frequently used in the context of persistent, sometimes pedantic arguing. Do not confuse with the adjective recht, which is common in phrases like zur rechten Zeit.
Conjugation
Present
- rechtet
- present, singular, third-person
- rechte
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- rechten
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- rechtest
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- rechtete
- past
- rechteten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- rechtetest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- rechtetet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- rechte
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- rechten
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- rechtest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- rechtet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- rechtete
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- rechteten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- rechtetest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- rechtetet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gerechtet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gerechtet
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gerechtet
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gerechtet
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gerechtet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gerechtet
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gerechtet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gerechtet
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde rechten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden rechten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest rechten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet rechten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde rechten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden rechten
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest rechten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet rechten
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gerechtet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gerechtet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gerechtet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gerechtet haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gerechtet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gerechtet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- recht
- imperative, second-person, singular
- rechte
- imperative, second-person, singular
- rechtet
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gerechtet
- participle, past
- rechtend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- rechten
- infinitive
Other
- habe gerechtet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gerechtet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gerechtet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gerechtet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gerechtet
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gerechtet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gerechtet
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gerechtet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gerechtet
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- rechten werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde rechten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden rechten
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst rechten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet rechten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird rechten
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gerechtet haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gerechtet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gerechtet haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gerechtet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gerechtet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gerechtet haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person