"The speech took too long." in German

Die Rede dauerte zu lange.

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English	German	Learn
the (feminine)	die	Learn
speech	Rede	Learn
lasted	dauerte	Learn
too	zu	Learn
long	lange	Learn

Summary

The German translation for “The speech took too long.” is Die Rede dauerte zu lange.. The German, Die Rede dauerte zu lange., can be broken down into 5 parts:"the (feminine)" (die), "speech" (Rede), "lasted" (dauerte), "too" (zu) and "long" (lange).