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sagen

to say, to tell

verb ZAH-gen Common

Usage Note

Sagen means 'to say' or 'to tell'. The phrase wie sagt man...? ('how do you say...?') is essential for learners.

Examples

"Was hast du gesagt?"

Natural Translation

What did you say?

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