The regular verb 'reden' in German
The meaning of 'reden'
'reden' means:
to talk
Die Mädchen reden während des Unterrichts
The girls talk during the class
Steffi und Otto reden oft miteinander
Steffi and Otto often talk to each other
Der Lehrer redet über Beethoven
The teacher speaks about Beethoven
Das Kind redet wie ein Buch
The child talks like a book
reden vs sprechen vs sagen
There are three verbs with similar meaning: Sagen, reden y sprechen. They are often interchangeable, especially the last two:
"sagen" means "to say"
Was hast Du gesagt?
What do you say?
"reden" means "to talk"
Sie redet nur von ihren Problemen
She only talk about her problems
and "sprechen" means "to speak"
Spricht Du Deutsch?
Do you speak German
Grammar of 'reden'
'reden' is a regular verb. Its auxiliary verb is haben.
| Verb | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| reden | redete | geredet | to talk |
Conjugation
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich rede | I talk |
| du redest | you talk |
| er redet | he talk |
| wir reden | we talk |
| ihr redet | you talk |
| sie reden | they talk |
Die Eltern reden nicht genug mit ihrer Tochter
The parents don't talk enough with their daughter
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe geredet | I have told |
| du hast geredet | you have told |
| er hat geredet | he has told |
| wir haben geredet | we have told |
| ihr habet geredet | you have told |
| sie haben geredet | they have told |
Sie haben lange Zeit miteinander geredet
They've talked with each other a long time
Simple past (Präteritum)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich redete | I told |
| du redetest | you told |
| er redete | he told |
| wir redeten | we told |
| ihr redetet | you told |
| sie redeten | they told |
Martina redete wie ein Wasserfall
Martina talked like a waterfall
Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich redete |
| du redetest |
| er redete |
| wir redeten |
| ihr redetet |
| sie redeten |
Er würde mit Peter reden, versprach er mir
He promised me he would speak with Peter
Future I (Futur I)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich werde reden | I will talk |
| du wirst reden | you will talk |
| er wird reden | he will talk |
| wir werden reden | we will talk |
| ihr werdet reden | you will talk |
| sie werden reden | they will talk |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| redend (talking) | geredet (told) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | red/rede | talk |
| 2nd person plural | redet | talk |
| Polite form | reden Sie | talk |
Rede nicht soviel!!
Don't talk so much!!
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