German words · B1 · verb

retten

to save, rescue

Partizip IIgerettet
Perfekt withhaben
Verb typeregular
LevelCEFR B1

retten in a sentence

  • Der Feuerwehrmann konnte das Kind retten.

    The firefighter was able to save the child.

How to conjugate retten

präsens
ich Irette
du yourettest
er he / she / itrettet
wir weretten
ihr you (plural)rettet
sie they / you (formal)retten
präteritum
ich Irettete
du yourettetest
er he / she / itrettete
wir weretteten
ihr you (plural)rettetet
sie they / you (formal)retteten

How to remember it

rescue

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