Recht — right, law in German

dasnounB1

Pronunciation

/rɛçt/

Quick Facts

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das

Plural

Rechte

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80/100

Source Rank

#391

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Recht Family7 wordsB1 3Unleveled 3A1 1Adjective 2Adverb 2Noun 2

recht

quite, rather

rechts

right, on the right, to the right, right-wing

rechtlich

legal

rechtfertigen

to justify

Unleveled

rechtzeitig

punctual, in time, in good time, on time, timely

die Rechtsprechung

jurisdiction, case law

Unleveled

das Rechteck

rectangle

Unleveled

Example Sentences

Macht geht vor Recht.

Might is right.

Recht und Politik sind zweierlei.

Law and politics are two different things.

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