Translation guide
To repost someone else's tweet on Twitter/X. In Japanese, the borrowed term リツイート is standard, but the verb リツイートする is most natural for the action. The noun form is also リツイート. The abbreviated リツ is common in casual contexts.
The learner wants to express the action of sharing someone else's tweet on their own timeline.
The standard verb for 'to retweet'. It is a suru-verb, so it conjugates like する.
このツイートをリツイートしてください。
Please retweet this tweet.
彼の投稿をリツイートした。
I retweeted his post.
Can be used as a noun, but also as a casual verb by adding する (e.g., リツイートする). Often shortened to リツ in casual speech.
それ、リツイートしていい？
Can I retweet that?
Abbreviation of リツイート, used in very casual online conversation. Can be used as a noun or with する.
このツイート、リツして！
Retweet this tweet!
The learner wants to refer to the retweet itself, as a noun.
The standard noun for a retweet. Can refer to the action or the resulting post.
このリツイートは面白い。
This retweet is interesting.
リツイートが100件を超えた。
The retweets exceeded 100.
Casual abbreviation for リツイート as a noun.
リツありがとう！
Thanks for the retweet!
リツイート is safe in any context, including formal writing. リツ is very casual and should only be used with friends or on social media. Avoid リツ in business or formal settings.
公式アカウントのツイートをリツイートしました。
I retweeted the official account's tweet.