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recht

adj · /ʁɛçt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). Cognates Cognate with Yiddish רעכט (rekht), Icelandic réttur, Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret.

Translation

  1. right, right-hand (direction)

    die rechte Hand

    the right hand

    Auf der rechten Straßenseite liegt ein Supermarkt.

    There's a supermarket on the right-hand side of the road.

  2. proper, correct

    im rechten Augenblick

    in the right moment

    auf der rechten Spur

    on the right track

  3. true, real
  4. just, lawful
  5. measuring 90 degrees (of an angle)

    rechter Winkel

    right angle

recht

adv · /ʁɛçt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht (“right, straight”). Cognates Cognate with Yiddish רעכט (rekht), Icelandic réttur, Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret.

Translation

  1. very, quite, rather, pretty, fairly

    Es ist recht warm heute Abend.

    It's quite warm tonight.

    recht klein

    smallish

  2. well, right

    ganz recht

    that's right

  3. exactly

Recht

noun · /ʁɛçt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German rëht, from Old High German rëht, from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtą (“right, privilege”). Compare Dutch recht, English right, Danish ret, Swedish rätt.

Translation

  1. a right, privilege neuter, strong

    Sie haben nicht das Recht, über irgendetwas belogen zu werden.

    You do not have the right to be lied to about anything.

  2. a title, claim neuter, strong
  3. the law neuter, strong

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Recht Rechte
Accusative Recht Rechte
Dative Recht Rechten
Genitive Rechtes Rechte