Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrɛtːɛn]
- Hyphenation: ret‧ten
- Rhymes: -ɛn
Verb
retten
- (intransitive) to recoil (in horror)
- Synonym: megretten
Conjugation
More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...
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) |
|
|
Close
More information 1st person sg, 2nd person sg informal ...
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) |
|
Close
potential conjugation of retten
Derived terms
(With verbal prefixes):
- elretten
- felretten
- megretten
- összeretten
- visszaretten
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