No. 4,554 in German
rettete
"Rettete" means "saved" (past tense of "retten").
In a sentence
Er rettete das Kind vor dem Ertrinken.
He saved the child from drowning.
In this sentence, 'rettete' is the past tense of 'retten', used to describe an action of saving or rescuing.
Sie rettete die alten Fotos vor der Zerstörung.
She rescued the old photos from destruction.
Here, 'rettete' again is the past tense, emphasizing a action of preservation or salvaging of items.
Wir retteten die Katze aus dem Baum.
We rescued the cat from the tree.
In this case, 'retteten' corresponds to the plural form in past tense, representing a collective act of saving or retrieving.
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