besagen

/bəˈzaːɡn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
besagt
past
besagte
perfect
hat besagt

Meaning

  1. to state, to say

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does besagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Gesetz ___, dass man anhalten muss.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches besagen?

verb

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