dreht

Dreht is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb drehen, meaning to turn or to rotate. It is used to describe a turning action performed by a subject, such as changing direction, rotating an object, or winding something.

Conjugation in the present tense is: ich drehe, du drehst, er/sie/es dreht, wir drehen, ihr dreht, sie drehen. The form dreht appears in sentences like Er dreht den Knopf, Sie dreht sich im Kreis, and Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne.

Usage notes: Dreh is a versatile verb used for physical rotation (a knob, a wheel), mechanical turning (a gear), and figurative turning (the wind dreht die Blätter). With reflexive pronouns, sich drehen means to revolve or to be oriented in space, as in Die Erde dreht sich um die Sonne. In compounds it appears in phrases like sich drehen, etwas drehen, or Türen, die sich drehen.

Etymology: drehen originates from Old High German drehan, and is related to Dutch draaien and English turn. The word has cognates across the West Germanic language family, reflecting the core concept of rotation.

See also: drehen (to turn, to wind), sich drehen (to revolve), German verb conjugation, reflexive verb usage.