Noun
das Referat
Pronunciation: /ʁefeˈʁaːt/
oral report, presentation (brief verbal or slideshow-supported introduction to a topic, especially at conferences and as a graded exercise in education)
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plural Referate
Meanings
Noun
- oral report, presentation (brief verbal or slideshow-supported introduction to a topic, especially at conferences and as a graded exercise in education)
- report, abstract (brief summarizing evaluation of a work)
- a certain organizational subunit in public administration bodies
Example sentence
Ich muss morgen ein Referat über meine Reise halten.
Tomorrow I have to give a presentation about my trip.
Word forms
singular
das Referat
plural
die Referate
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedas Referat
Accusativedas Referat
Dativedem Referat
Genitivedes Referats
Plural
Nominativedie Referate
Accusativedie Referate
Dativeden Referaten
Genitiveder Referate
Usage
- ein Referat über etwas halten — Give a presentation on a topic; über takes accusative.
- Referat / Hausarbeit — An oral presentation versus a written academic paper.
Für ihr Referat sammelt sie Fotos aus alten Zeitungen.
She is collecting photographs from old newspapers for her presentation.