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Referat

/ʁefeˈʁaːt/· noun· Pl. die Referate

presentation (at school or university)

Twenty minutes, slides, a nervous voice — your first Referat in German.

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Singular
das Referat
Plural
die Referate
Genitiv
des Referats

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Referat
presentation, paper

Ich muss morgen ein Referat halten.

I have to give a presentation tomorrow.

Word family

Referatreferierento give a talkder Referentspeaker, presenterdas Kurzreferatshort presentation

Common combinations

  • ein Referat haltento give a presentation
  • ein Referat über …a presentation on …
  • das Referat vorbereitento prepare the presentation

Real examples

  • Mein Referat ist über die Geschichte Münchens.My presentation is about the history of Munich.
  • Für das Referat habe ich eine Woche gebraucht.It took me a week to do the presentation.
  • Nach dem Referat gab es viele Fragen.After the presentation there were lots of questions.

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