achten
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
Inflection edit
Inflection 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 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)
- (intransitive) to care about, to pay attention to [+ auf (accusative)]
- (intransitive) to keep an eye on [+ auf (accusative)]
- Ich achte auf meine Linie.
- I'm trying to watch my weight.
- (transitive) to respect
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
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 |
Plautdietsch edit
Verb edit
achten
West Frisian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
achten