Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #62
Word (Wort)

sagen

Translation (Übersetzung) to say, to tell
Pronunciation (Aussprache) /ˈzaːɡən/
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Verbs
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Tags (Tags)
grammar most-common verb regular communication
Regular verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'. Used for expressing speech or communication. Sixty-second most frequent word in German.

Examples (Beispiele)

Ich sage die Wahrheit.
I tell the truth.
direct object
Er sagt mir, dass er kommt.
He tells me that he is coming.
indirect object + dass
Was sagst du?
What do you say?
question
Sag mal, wie geht's?
Tell me, how are you?
casual expression

Conjugations (Konjugationen)

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich sage
du sagst
er/sie/es sagt
wir sagen
ihr sagt
sie/Sie sagen

Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

Collocations (Kollokationen)
sagen + dass
to say that
High frequency
sagen + zu
to say to, to tell
High frequency
nichts sagen
to say nothing
High frequency
Idioms (Redewendungen)
sag mal
tell me, say
Casual way to ask someone to tell something
das heißt
that means, i.e.
Used to explain or clarify
Synonyms (Synonyme)
erzählen High similarity
To tell, to narrate (more detailed)
sprechen Medium similarity
To speak (more general)
Antonyms (Antonyme)
schweigen
To be silent (opposite action)

Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

erzählen sprechen reden Verb

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