ich rettete

saved, rescued

→ retten
rett save, rescue + ete 1st/3rd person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Uncommon #14,163
saved, rescued Past-tense form used with both “I” and “he/she/it.”
GE: Sie rettete den Hund.
EN: She saved the dog.
Conjugation of retten
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First rettete retteten
Third rettete retteten
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First rettete retteten
Third rettete retteten

Mein Ernährer ist tapfer, er rettete unserem König mehrmals das Leben.

My provider is brave; he saved our king's life several times.

— Die Besucher (1993)

Ich rettete dich.

I saved you.

Er rettete die Prinzessin.

He saved the princess.

Sie rettete mein Leben.

She saved my life.

Ich rettete heute sogar zwei Leben, seins und meins.

I even saved two lives today, his and mine.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Er rettete mich vor Gefahr.

He saved me from danger.

Gestern rettete ich dir sogar das Leben, direkt vor meiner Tür.

Yesterday I even saved your life, right in front of my door.

— Léon - Der Profi (1994)

Tom rettete Maria.

Tom saved Maria.

Er rettete den Jungen unter Einsatz seines Lebens.

He saved the boy at the risk of his life.

Sie rettete ihn.

She saved him.

Tom rettete sich.

Tom saved himself.

Ich rettete die Katze.

I saved the cat.

Weißt du noch, wie der Sanitäter hieß, der mir das Leben rettete?

Do you remember the name of the paramedic who saved my life?

Er rettete einen kleinen Jungen vor dem Ertrinken.

He saved a little boy from drowning.

Irgendwie rettete er sich.

Somehow he saved himself.

Der Tag, an dem Bob die verdammte Welt rettete.

The day Bob saved the damn world.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Leonid rettete die Arbeiter.

Leonid saved the workers.

Ich rettete ihn.

I saved him.

Der Sohn des Bullen rettete mein Leben.

The bull's son saved my life.

— Carandiru (2003)

Und Cleo rettete uns.

And Cleo saved us.

— Roma (2018)

Tom rettete die Welt.

Tom saved the world.

Maria rettete die Welt vor dem Bösen.

Mary saved the world from evil.