richtn

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic *rihtijan (“to right”), from Proto-Germanic *rihtijaną. Cognates include German richten, Dutch richten, English right.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈriçd̥ːn̩/

Verb

richtn (past participle gricht)

(transitive) to fix, to rectify, to put right
De Wåschmaschin muass gricht wean. ― The washing machine has to be fixed.

Des wea ma scho richtn. ― We'll rectify that.
(transitive) to straighten (e.g., clothes)
Richt amoi dei Hemad. ― Straighten your shirt.
(intransitive or reflexive, often with auf (towards) + accusative, often with gegn (at)) to be directed (of emotions, words, etc.); to turn (toward) (of a look, one's eyes, gaze, etc.)
Ålle Blick san auf sie gricht. ― All eyes are on her.

Ålle håbn se gegn mi gricht. ― Everbody has turned against me.
(reflexive) to follow the lead of, to comply, to abide by (to adjust one's behavior according to a person, rule etc.) [with nåch]
I richt mi nåch eich. ― I'll follow your lead.
(reflexive, impersonal) to depend [with nåch ‘on’]
Des Wetter richt si ned nåch uns. ― The weather does not depend on us.
(transitive) to take care, to look after for someone, to make someone ready or prepared for something (e.g., children)
Synonym: herrichtn

San d'Kinder scho fia d'Schui gricht? ― Are the children ready for school?
- 1980, Thomas Rabitsch, Colin Mould, “Franzi”, in Ohne Ausweg, performed by Der Eiserne Vorhang:
  Mia kaufn neiches Gwand fian Franzi / Mia hom scho ollas fia eam g'richt
  We buy new clothes for Franzi / We've prepared everything for him
(transitive) to prepare something
Synonym: herrichtn

Der Mittågstisch muass no gricht wean. ― We have to prepare the table for lunch.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *richtn*
	present	past	subjunctive
infinitive	richtn
past participle	gricht

1st person singular	richt	—	richtad
2nd person singular	richtst	—	richtadst
3rd person singular	richt	—	richtad
1st person plural	richtn	—	richtadn
2nd person plural	richts	—	richtads
3rd person plural	richtn	—	richtadn

	imperative
singular	richt
plural	richts

Derived terms