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Gerede

das Gerede

Gerede is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

Learn the noun together with its article. See the article rules.

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Why is it das Gerede?

Gerede ends in -e. Most nouns with this ending are feminine (79% take die), but Gerede is an exception: das Gerede.

The other -e exceptions
Sense 1
das

Meaning

[1] pointless talk

[1] sinnloses Reden

[2] Disgusting speeches

[2] abfälliges Reden

Examples

[1] What should the constant talk of a new beginning

[1] Was soll das ständige Gerede von einem Neuanfang?

[1] "Like a sponge, the boy must have raised her talk"

[1] „Wie ein Schwamm muß der Junge ihr Gerede aufgesogen haben.“
More source examples (5)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "Obviously, the thoughts that now went through her head had nothing to tuna with her sister -in -law's talk"

[1] „Offensichtlich hatten die Gedanken, die ihr jetzt durch den Kopf gingen, mit dem Gerede ihrer Schwägerin nichts zu tun.“

[1] "His talk of metaphysics with the cigar in the mouth and the sudden creation when I started from his Madonna was too disgusting."

[1] „Sein Gerede von Metaphysik mit der Zigarre im Mund und die plötzliche Gekränktheit, als ich von seinen Madonnen anfing, das war mir doch zu ekelhaft.“

[1] "Talk and chatty were considered two serious character deficiency"

[1] „Gerede und Geschwätzigkeit galten als zwei gravierende Charaktermängel.“

[2] Due to his misconduct, he already got into the talk anyway

[2] Durch sein Fehlverhalten ist er sowieso schon ins Gerede gekommen.

[2] "The Humboldt Forum in the Berlin city palace has long since been talked about internationally - and seems to do everything so that it remains with a bad reputation"

[2] „Längst ist das Humboldt Forum im Berliner Stadtschloss auch international ins Gerede gekommen – und scheint alles zu unternehmen, damit es beim schlechten Ruf bleibt.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Gerede —
Genitiv des Geredes —
Dativ dem Gerede —
Akkusativ das Gerede —

Pronunciation

Dictionary entries include material from Wiktionary. Wiktionary