Before you start
Meet reden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (intransitive) to talk, to speak, to orate [with mit (+ dative) ‘with someone’ or (less common) zu (+ dative) ‘to someone’, along with über (+ accusative) ‘about something’]
- (intransitive) to talk, to reveal (something secret)
- (transitive) to say, to speak [with accusative ‘something, e.g. words, a language, etc.’, along with mit (+ dative) ‘to someone’, along with über (+ accusative) or von (+ dative) ‘about someone/something’]
Forms
How reden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rede | redete |
| du | redest | redetest |
| er/sie/es | redet | redete |
| wir | reden | redeten |
| ihr | redet | redetet |
| Sie | reden | redeten |
Partizip II geredet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Wir reden heute über das Essen.We’re talking about the food today.present main clause
- 2Sie hat gestern mit ihrer Mutter geredet.She talked with her mother yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass du viel redest.I know that you talk a lot.verb at the end after dass