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GERMAN VERB

ausreden

to finish speaking

  • #465 most used
  • Weak verb
  • Past participle: ausgeredet

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I finish speaking
  2. du you finish speaking
  3. er, sie, es he/she finishes speaking
  4. wir we finish speaking
  5. ihr you all finish speaking
  6. sie, Sie they finish speaking

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I finished speaking
  2. du you finished speaking
  3. er, sie, es he/she finished speaking
  4. wir we finished speaking
  5. ihr you all finished speaking
  6. sie, Sie they finished speaking

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have finished speaking
  2. du you have finished speaking
  3. er, sie, es he/she has finished speaking
  4. wir we have finished speaking
  5. ihr you all have finished speaking
  6. sie, Sie they have finished speaking

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will finish speaking
  2. du you will finish speaking
  3. er, sie, es he/she will finish speaking
  4. wir we will finish speaking
  5. ihr you all will finish speaking
  6. sie, Sie they will finish speaking

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would finish speaking
  2. du you would finish speaking
  3. er, sie, es he/she would finish speaking
  4. wir we would finish speaking
  5. ihr you all would finish speaking
  6. sie, Sie they would finish speaking

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du finish speaking!
  2. ihr finish speaking! (all of you)
  3. Sie finish speaking! (formal)

How to use ausreden

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich rede jetzt aus, und dann bist du dran.

    I'm going to finish what I'm saying, then it's your turn.

  2. Simple past

    Sie redete aus, und dann war es ganz still.

    She finished speaking, and then it was completely quiet.

  3. Perfect

    Ich habe noch nicht ausgeredet!

    I haven't finished speaking yet!

  4. Future

    Ich werde ausreden, ob es dir passt oder nicht.

    I'll finish what I'm saying whether you like it or not.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde dir das Vorhaben gern ausreden.

    I'd like to talk you out of that plan.

  6. Imperative

    Rede erst aus, dann frage ich.

    Finish speaking first, then I'll ask.

Good to know

  • Jemanden ausreden lassen is to let someone finish; jemandem etwas ausreden is to talk them out of it.

Where you hear ausreden

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German · Fluency Level 1

  • Lassen Sie mich ausreden. Let me finish speaking.
  • Ich habe ausgeredet. I have finished speaking.
  • Morgen lässt er den Anrufer ausreden. Tomorrow he'll let the caller finish speaking.
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Fluency Level 1 · Lassen Sie mich ausreden.

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