See also: Achten and ächten

Cimbrian edit

Numeral edit

achten

  1. dative of achte
    Bar zèinan in achten.
    There are eight of us.
    (literally, “We are in eight.”)

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Dutch achten. Equivalent to acht +‎ -en.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑxtə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ach‧ten
  • Rhymes: -ɑxtən

Verb edit

achten

  1. (transitive) to esteem, to respect, to value
  2. (transitive) to estimate, to consider, to reckon

Inflection edit

Inflection of achten (weak)
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

  • Afrikaans: ag
  • Papiamentu: aktu, aster

Anagrams edit

German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxtən/, [ˈʔaxtn̩], [ˈʔaxtən]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German ahte, from Old High German ahtan, from ahta + -an, 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)

  1. (intransitive) to care about, to pay attention to [+ auf (accusative)]
  2. (intransitive) to keep an eye on [+ auf (accusative)]
    Ich achte auf meine Linie.
    I'm trying to watch my weight.
  3. (transitive) to respect
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit

See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

achte +‎ -en

Numeral edit

achten

  1. inflection of achte:
    1. strong genitive masculine/neuter singular
    2. weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
    3. strong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
    4. strong dative plural
    5. weak/mixed all-case plural

Further reading edit

Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German achten.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxtn̩/, /ˈaxtən/

Verb edit

achten (third-person singular simple present acht, past tense acht, past participle acht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. (intransitive, with op) to care about, pay attention to
  2. (transitive) to keep an eye on
  3. (intransitive, with op) to respect

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

Middle Dutch edit

Etymology edit

From Old Dutch *ahton, from Proto-West Germanic *ahtōn. Equivalent to achte +‎ -en.

Verb edit

achten

  1. to consider, to think
  2. to pay attention to
  3. to expect
  4. to discuss
  5. to esteem, to value

Inflection edit

Weak
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

Middle Low German edit

Etymology edit

From Old Saxon ahton.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

achten

  1. to proscribe
  2. to take care about
  3. to respect
  4. to mind something
  5. to look after

Conjugation edit

Plautdietsch edit

Verb edit

achten

  1. to mind, respect, esteem

West Frisian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

achten

  1. plural of acht