sagen
to say
The 72nd most frequent word in German, appearing about 1,308 times per million words.
- Type
- verb
- Frequency rank
- #72
- Per million words
- 1,308
In a sentence
Was sagst du?What are you saying?
Conjugation
Present tense of sagen, plus the forms you need to talk about the past.
| ich — I | sage |
|---|---|
| du — you | sagst |
| er/sie/es — he / she / it | sagt |
| wir — we | sagen |
| ihr — you (plural) | sagt |
| sie — they | sagen |
| Perfect | hat gesagt |
| Simple past | sagte |
Forms its perfect tense with haben.
Related words
Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:
- finden to find
- liegen to lie, to be situated
- sehen to see
- machen to do, to make
- wollen to want
- bleiben to stay
Practise this word
sagen is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.