# richten
## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch richten, from Old Dutch rihten, from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną (“to right”), derived from *rehtaz (“right, straight”). Equivalent to recht (“straight”) +‎ -en (“deadjectival”) and shows the effect of historical i-mutation.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɪxtə(n)/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪxtən

### Verb

richten
* (transitive) to direct, aim
    Synonyms: doelen, munten

#### Derived terms

* richting
* aanrichten
* africhten
* berichten
* gelijkrichten
* inrichten
* oprichten
* uitrichten
* verrichten

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: rig
* Negerhollands: richt

## German
### Etymology

Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan (“to right”). Cognate with English right.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʁɪçtn̩], [ˈʁɪçtən]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: rich‧ten

### Verb

richten (weak, third-person singular present richtet, past tense richtete, past participle gerichtet, auxiliary haben)
* (transitive) to direct, to point [with accusative ‘e.g. a weapon’ and auf (+ accusative) ‘at someone/something’]
    Richte diese Waffe nicht auf mich!Don't point that gun at me!
* (transitive) to fix, to rectify, to put right
    Wer kann diese Krise richten?Who can solve this crisis?
* (transitive) to straighten (something bent or tilted or not lined up properly); to right
    Kannst du den Löffel auch richten?Can you also straighten the spoon?
    zugrunde richten.to destroy (to level to the ground).
* (reflexive) to be directed (at) (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.) [with auf (+ accusative) or gegen (+ accusative) ‘someone’]
    Keine Sorge, ihre Wut richtet sich nicht gegen Sie.Don't worry, her anger isn't directed at you.
* (transitive) to judge
    Synonym: urteilen
* (reflexive) to follow the lead of, to abide by (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.) [with nach]
    Das ist mir egal; ich richte mich nach dir. ― I don’t care; I will follow your lead.
* (reflexive) to depend [with nach ‘on’] (impersonal)
    Der Wechselkurs richtet sich nach den politischen Geschehnissen. ― The exchange rate depends on political events.
* (transitive, dated, higher register) to execute, to put to death
    Synonym: hinrichten

#### Conjugation

$^1$Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.

#### Related terms

* abrichten
* anrichten
* aufrichten
* ausrichten
* berichten
* einrichten
* entrichten
* errichten
* es sich richten
* Gericht
* herrichten
* hinrichten
* Nachricht
* Richten
* Richter
* Richtfest
* richtig
* Richtschnur
* Richtung
* unterrichten
* verrichten
* vorrichten
* zurichten

#### Descendants

* → Pannonian Rusyn: рихтац (rixtac), (obsolete) рихтовац (rixtovac)
* → Polish: rychtować

### Further reading

* “richten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
* “richten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
* “richten” in Duden online
* “richten” in OpenThesaurus.de

## Middle Dutch
### Etymology

From Old Dutch rihten, from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan.

### Verb

richten
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#### Inflection

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#### Alternative forms

* rechten

#### Descendants

* Dutch: richten
* Limburgish: richte

### Further reading

* “richten”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
* Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “richten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN