terecht

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch terechte, earlier simply te rechte (compare modern ten onrechte); the words is thus equivalent to a univerbation of te +‎ recht.

Pronunciation
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  • Rhymes: -ɛxt

Adjective

terecht (comparative terechter, superlative terechtst)

  1. just, right, for good reason
    Antonym: onterecht

Inflection
Inflection of terecht
uninflected terecht
inflected terechte
comparative terechter
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial terechtterechterhet terechtst
het terechtste
indefinite m./f. sing. terechteterechtereterechtste
n. sing. terechtterechterterechtste
plural terechteterechtereterechtste
definite terechteterechtereterechtste
partitive terechtsterechters—

Derived

Adverb

terecht

  1. in the right place
    De weggelopen kat is terecht.
    The runaway cat has been found.
  2. in judgment
    Ook andere nazi-organisaties stonden terecht.
    Also other Nazi organizations stood in judgment.
  3. rightly, for a good reason
    Ik hou niet van tabakrook. — En terecht!
    I don't like tobacco smoke. — And rightly so!

Antonyms
  • ten onrechte

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Negerhollands: toerecht

Anagrams
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