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The 2024 official German rules print direct speech with the low opening quotation mark („) and the high closing quotation mark (“).
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“„Dass ich immer arbeiten muss!“, seufzte sie.”
Deutsche Rechtschreibung: Regeln und Wörterverzeichnis (amtliches Regelwerk, Fassung 2024), Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung, 2024, Zeichensetzung, direct speech example (Anführungszeichen, § 79).
Open the original- What it measures
- The chapter on quotation marks gives the rule and then prints examples, including this one from direct speech.
- What it does not show
- The example shows the marks in use; it is not a standalone definition of positions. The quotation-mark section sits in the punctuation chapter and is numbered under § 79 in the 2024 edition.