Polyglot Dictionary

sagen

/ˈzaːɡn̩/

verb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
sagt
past
sagte
perfect
hat gesagt

Meaning

  1. to say

    • Was hat er gesagt?

      What did he say?

    • Was hast du gerade gesagt? Ich habe dich nicht gehört.

      What did you just say? I did not hear you.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

sprechen

sprechen is about the activity of speaking, often without a specific quoted content — "Sie spricht Deutsch" (She speaks German). sagen introduces specific words that were said — "Sie sagte, dass..." (She said that...).

Practice

1 What does sagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Was hat er ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sagen?

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