No. 14,929 in German
rächen
"Rächen" means "to avenge" or "to take revenge."
In a sentence
Er wollte sich an seinen Feinden rächen.
He wanted to take revenge on his enemies.
In this sentence, 'rächen' is used in its reflexive form (e.g., 'sich rächen an'), indicating the act of avenging oneself against another person or group.
Sie versprach, ihren Bruder zu rächen.
She promised to avenge her brother.
Here, 'rächen' has a direct object ('ihren Bruder'), signifying the action of avenging another individual.
Das Volk rächte die Ungerechtigkeit durch Proteste.
The people avenged the injustice through protests.
'rächen' is used with a direct object ('die Ungerechtigkeit'), demonstrating the concept of seeking justice or retribution for a wrong.
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