verb
to talk, to speak
A2
Reden means 'to talk' or 'to speak'. It's a regular weak verb using auxiliary haben (ich habe geredet). Participle geredet. Not separable or reflexive. Common prepositions: 'reden mit' (talk with someone) and 'reden über' (talk about something). Formal synonym: sprechen.
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Wir müssen später über das Problem reden.
We need to talk about the problem later.
Der Direktor redete lange, bevor die Mitarbeiter ihre Fragen stellen durften.
The director spoke for a long time before the employees were allowed to ask their questions.
Ich rede mit dir.
I'm talking to you.
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visualize two people face-to-face and talking (red = talk in my mental color code)
sounds like English 'read-in' — imagine two people reading in and then talking
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'Reden' is a general verb for talking; 'sprechen' is slightly more formal. | Intransitive verb; passive forms are not applicable.