achten
Appearance
Cimbrian
[edit]Numeral
[edit]achten
Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Dutch achten. Equivalent to acht + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]achten
- (transitive) to esteem, to respect, to value
- (transitive) to estimate, to consider, to reckon
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of achten (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | achten | |||
past singular | achtte | |||
past participle | geacht | |||
infinitive | achten | |||
gerund | achten n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | acht | achtte | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | acht | achtte | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | acht | achtte | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | acht | achtte | ||
3rd person singular | acht | achtte | ||
plural | achten | achtten | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | achte | achtte | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | achten | achtten | ||
imperative sing. | acht | |||
imperative plur.1 | acht | |||
participles | achtend | geacht | ||
1) Archaic. |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Anagrams
[edit]German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German ahten, from Old High German ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtu. Equivalent to Acht (“attention”) + -en.
Verb
[edit]achten (weak, third-person singular present achtet, past tense achtete, past participle geachtet, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to care about, to pay attention to [with auf (+ accusative)]
- (intransitive) to keep an eye on [with auf (+ accusative)]
- Ich achte auf meine Linie.
- I'm trying to watch my weight.
- (transitive) to respect
- (transitive) to pay attention to something
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | achten | ||||
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present participle | achtend | ||||
past participle | geachtet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich achte | wir achten | i | ich achte | wir achten |
du achtest | ihr achtet | du achtest | ihr achtet | ||
er achtet | sie achten | er achte | sie achten | ||
preterite | ich achtete | wir achteten | ii | ich achtete1 | wir achteten1 |
du achtetest | ihr achtetet | du achtetest1 | ihr achtetet1 | ||
er achtete | sie achteten | er achtete1 | sie achteten1 | ||
imperative | acht (du) achte (du) |
achtet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Numeral
[edit]achten
- inflection of achte:
Further reading
[edit]- “achten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “achten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “achten” in Duden online
- “achten” in OpenThesaurus.de
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “achten”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German achten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]achten (third-person singular simple present acht, past tense acht, past participle acht, auxiliary verb hebben)
- (intransitive, with op) to care about, pay attention to
- (transitive) to keep an eye on
- (intransitive, with op) to respect
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of achten (weak verb)
infinitive | achten | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | acht | acht |
2nd person singular | achts(t) | achts(t) |
3rd person singular | acht(t) | acht |
plural | achtt, achten | achten |
imperative | present | — |
singular | acht(e) | |
plural | achtt | |
participle | present | past |
achten | (e)acht, geacht | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Derived terms
[edit]Middle Dutch
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Dutch *ahton, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn. Equivalent to achte + -en.
Verb
[edit]achten
Inflection
[edit]Weak | ||
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Infinitive | achten | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | achten | |
In genitive | achtens | |
In dative | achtene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | achte | — |
2nd singular | achts, achtes | — |
3rd singular | acht, achtet | — |
1st plural | achten | — |
2nd plural | acht, achtet | — |
3rd plural | achten | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | achte | — |
2nd singular | achts, achtes | — |
3rd singular | achte | — |
1st plural | achten | — |
2nd plural | acht, achtet | — |
3rd plural | achten | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | acht, achte | |
Plural | acht, achtet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | achtende | — |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “achten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “achten (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
Middle Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Saxon ahton.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]achten
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of achten as a weak verb
Plain Infinitive | achten | |||
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Full Infinitive (Gerund) | tô achtene or tô achtende | |||
Verbal Noun | achten or achtent | |||
Participles | Imperatives | |||
Present | achtende | 2nd Person Singular | achte | |
Past | geachtet | 2nd Person Plural | achtet | |
Indicative | Subjunctive | |||
Present | Preterite | Present | Preterite | |
1st Person Singular | achte | achtede | achte | achtede |
2nd Person Singular | achtest | achtedest | achtest | achtedest |
3rd Person Singular | achtet | achtede | achtet | achtede |
Plural | achten (achtet?) | achteden | achten | achteden |
Further reading
[edit]- Köbler, Gerhard, Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch (3rd edition 2014)
Plautdietsch
[edit]Verb
[edit]achten
West Frisian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]achten
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