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warum
     1. adv. why; for what reason
           warum ist die Banane krumm - why is the banana bent
Reden
     1. n. gerund of reden
     2. n. plural of Rede
     3. v. to talk, to speak, to orate
           Der Präsident wird in seiner Ansprache über die Wirtschaft reden. - The President will talk about the economy in his address.
     4. v. to talk, to reveal (something secret)
           Trotz der Befragung durch die Polizei hat der Verdächtige nicht geredet. - Despite questioning by the police, the suspect didn't talk.
     5. v. to say (something), to speak (in a language, etc.)
           Seit ihrer Ankunft hat sie kein Wort geredet. - She hasn't said a word since she arrived.
           Jetzt redest du Unsinn. - Now you're talking nonsense.
           Ich redete Deutsch zu ihm, aber er verstand mich nicht. - I spoke German to him but he didn't understand.
     Rede
          1. n-f. speech, address
                Das ist nicht der Rede wert. - That is nothing to speak of.
wir
     1. pron. we
nicht
     1. adv. not, non- (negates the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb)
           Bitte nicht stören! - Please do not disturb!
           Das ist nicht wahr. - That is not true.
     2. interj. (tag question, dated, or formal) right?; is it?; is it not?
           Du bist sicher die Claudia, nicht? - You must be Claudia, aren't you?
Jetzt
     1. n. the present; now
     2. adv. now (at this moment, right now)
           Ich bin jetzt da. - I’m here now.
           Jetzt gibt es sowas gar nicht mehr. - Such things don’t exist anymore now.
           Jetzt gab es ein lautes Geräusch. - Just then there was a loud noise.
     3. adv. now, then (expressing a logical or temporal consequence)
           Wir haben abgewaschen, jetzt müssen wir noch abtrocknen. - We've washed up, now we must dry the dishes.
           Was bedeuten jetzt die geschilderten Entwicklungen für unser Land? - Now what do the aforementioned developments mean for our country?
     4. adv. now (unstressed and expletive, used for minor emphasis)
           Was soll das jetzt heißen? - What's that supposed to mean now?
darüber
     1. adv. above, above it/this/that
     2. adv. about it/this/that (concerning a matter)
     3. adv. over, over it/this/that, thereover
           Senioren von 80 Jahren und darüber - senior citizens of 80 years and over
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