sachte

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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈzaxtə/, [ˈzaχtə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophone: sagte (only according to a regional pronunciation of this word)

Adjective

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sachte (strong nominative masculine singular sachter, comparative sachter, superlative am sachtesten)

  1. Alternative form of sacht

Declension

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Adjective

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sachte

  1. inflection of sacht:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Adverb

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sachte

  1. Alternative form of sacht

Further reading

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  • sachte” in Duden online
  • sachte” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch sāfti.

Adjective

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sachte

  1. soft
  2. mild
  3. smooth
  4. light, easy
  5. slow

Inflection

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Adjective
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative Indefinite sachte sachte sachte sachte
Definite sachte sachte
Accusative Indefinite sachten sachte sachte sachte
Definite sachte
Genitive Indefinite sachtes sachter sachtes sachter
Definite sachtes, sachten sachtes, sachten
Dative sachten sachter sachten sachten

Descendants

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  • Dutch: zacht
    • Afrikaans: sag
    • Negerhollands: socht, sok, sogt
  • Limburgish: zaach
  • West Flemish: zochte

Further reading

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