ausreden

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Hear it

verbdated

to finish speaking
to make an excuse, to talk one's way out of
to make excuses, to blame on something or someone
to talk things outresolve a problem by talking
to have nothing more to say to each other

Forms

Present

I	rede aus
you	redest aus
he, she, it	redet aus
we	reden aus
you (plural)	redet aus
they	reden aus

Preterite

I	redete aus
you	redetest aus
he, she, it	redete aus
we	redeten aus
you (plural)	redetet aus
they	redeten aus

Subjunctive I

I	rede aus
you	redest aus
he, she, it	rede aus
we	reden aus
you (plural)	redet aus
they	reden aus

Subjunctive II

I	redete aus
you	redetest aus
he, she, it	redete aus
we	redeten aus
you (plural)	redetet aus
they	redeten aus

Imperative

you	red aus / rede aus
you (plural)	redet aus

Other forms

infinitive	ausreden
past participle	ausgeredet
present participle	ausredend

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Man muss ihn ausreden lassen, sonst dauert es länger.You have to let him finish speaking, or it takes longer.B1Noch einmal, bitte (10) — Once more, please (10) (B1)
Man muss ihn ausreden lassen, sonst beginnt er wieder.You have to let him finish speaking, or he starts again.B1Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B1)
Lass mich doch erst mal ausreden. Es wäre eine Leitungsstelle, mit fast doppeltem Gehalt.At least let me finish. It would be a management job, with almost twice the salary.B1Ein Angebot aus München — An Offer from Munich
Die Ausreden der Falschparker sind oft erstaunlich kreativ.The excuses of illegal parkers are often amazingly creative.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)

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