sagen

A1

to say

English meaning
to say
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sagen in a sentence

Sag mal, wie geht es dir denn?

Tell me, how are you doing?

Conjugation of sagen

ichsage
dusagst
er/sie/essagt
wirsagen
ihrsagt
sie/Siesagen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
sagte
Perfect
hat gesagt

Word family

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Where sagen comes from

von mittelhochdeutsch sagen, von althochdeutsch sagên (Präteritum: sagêta, Partizip II: gisagêt), direkte Derivation aus germanisch *sagjanan, von indoeuropäisch *sokwyo-, von der Wurzel *sekw-, vergleiche sehen, Sequenz

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Questions about sagen

How do you conjugate sagen?

Present tense: sage, sagst, sagt, sagen, sagt, sagen. Simple past: sagte. Perfect: hat gesagt.

What does sagen mean in English?

sagen means "to say". For example: "Sag mal, wie geht es dir denn?" — "Tell me, how are you doing?"

What level is sagen in German?

sagen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the speaking & talking vocabulary.

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