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Kartoffel
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Vocabulary
die

Rede

/ˈʁeːdə/· noun· Pl. die Reden

speech

Eine Rede halten — the job of the best man, the father of the bride, and anybody with a microphone after midnight.

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Forms
Singular
die Rede
Plural
die Reden
Genitiv
der Rede

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Rede
speech

Der Trauzeuge hält eine lustige Rede.

The best man gives a funny speech.

Word family

Rederedento talkder Rednerspeakerdie Tischredeafter-dinner speech

Common combinations

  • eine Rede haltento give a speech
  • eine kurze Redea short speech
  • in seiner Redein his speech

Real examples

  • Die Rede war viel zu lang.The speech was much too long.
  • Hast du deine Rede schon geschrieben?Have you written your speech yet?
  • In ihrer Rede hat sie von ihrer Kindheit erzählt.In her speech she talked about her childhood.

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