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sprechen.

to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃprɛçən/[ˈʃpʁɛ-][ʃprɛ-][-çn̩]
  1. to speak (some language, the truth, etc.)

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Ich spreche Deutsch.
    Sprich die Wahrheit oder bleib still.
  2. to speak, to talk, to give a speech

    class-4 · intransitive · strong
    Sprechen Sie bitte langsam.
  3. to say, to speak (a word, phrase, sentence, prayer, etc.)

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Was? Du hast kein Wort darüber gesprochen.
  4. to have a pronunciation; to be pronounced (some way)

    class-4 · reflexive · strong
    Wie spricht sich das?
  5. to pronounce (a judgment, a verdict, etc.)

    class-4 · strong · transitive
    Die Geschichte wird das endgültige Urteil über sein Werk sprechen.
  6. to say (something)

    class-4 · literary · poetic · strong · transitive
  7. to grant, approve (a loan, funding, etc.)

    Switzerland · bureaucratese · class-4 · strong · transitive
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle High German sprëchen, from Old High German sprëhhan, from Proto-West Germanic *sprekan. Compare Dutch spreken, English speak.

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