Noun
das Recht
Pronunciation: /ʁɛçt/
right, privilege
B1
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plural Rechte
Meanings
Noun
- right, privilege
- title, claim
- law (the entirety of legal regulations set in a code of law)
Example sentence
Du hast das Recht, Nein zu sagen.
You have the right to say no.
Word forms
singular
das Recht
plural
die Rechte
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Recht
Accusativedas Recht
Dativedem Recht
Genitivedes Rechtes
Plural
Nominativedie Rechte
Accusativedie Rechte
Dativeden Rechten
Genitiveder Rechte
Usage
- das Recht auf Bildung — Auf plus accusative names the entitlement.
- ein Recht haben — Use haben to say someone holds a right.
Jedes Kind hat das Recht auf Bildung.
Every child has the right to education.
Not the word you meant? See also recht (Adjective / Adverb).