Why is it das Retten?
Retten is the verb retten used as a noun, and verbs used as nouns are always neuter: das Retten.
More verbs used as nouns → Meaning
[1] The averting of a life -threatening state through life -saving measures and/or by liberating from a life -threatening compulsory situation
[1] das Abwenden eines lebensbedrohlichen Zustandes durch lebensrettende Maßnahmen und/oder durch Befreien aus einer lebensbedrohlichen Zwangslage Examples
[1] Our primary goal is to save the Geiselnä
[1] Unser oberstes Ziel ist das Retten der Geiseln.
Declension
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| Nominativ |
das Retten |
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| Genitiv |
des Rettens |
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| Dativ |
dem Retten |
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| Akkusativ |
das Retten |
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