Emil liest seine Rede noch einmal auf einem zerknitterten Zettel durch. Emil reads through his speech once more on a crumpled sheet of paper.

noun · B2

die Rede

[ˈʁeːdə]

speech, address

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Ich schreibe meine Rede jetzt schon zum zehnten Mal um.

I'm rewriting my speech for the tenth time now.
Deine Rede war so rührend, dass die Braut geweint hat.

Your speech was so touching that the bride cried.
Nach der Rede des Bräutigams stoßen alle Gäste an.

After the groom's speech, all the guests raise their glasses.

Grammar

Plural: die Reden In the plural the article is always "die".

Phrases With This Word

eine Rede halten to give a speech

Declension

The noun in the four cases, with the definite article.

Case	Singular	Plural	Example
Nominative wer? was?	die Rede	die Reden	Deine Rede war so rührend, dass die Braut geweint hat. Your speech was so touching that the bride cried.
Accusative wen? was?	die Rede	die Reden	Für seine Rede baut sich Emil zuerst ein Gerüst aus Stichpunkten. For his speech, Emil first builds himself a framework of bullet points.
Dative wem?	der Rede	den Reden	Nach der Rede des Bräutigams stoßen alle Gäste an. After the groom's speech, all the guests raise their glasses.
Genitive wessen?	der Rede	der Reden

How the Word Is Built

Word family

redender Redner die Rednerindas Gerede

In Otti's situations: Emil is best man at a wedding

anstoßen die Braut der Bräutigam die Cousine das Ehepaar eine Rede halten feierlich die Flitterwochen die Hochzeit der Hochzeitstag der Polterabend rührend

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