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Illustration of the A1 German word “sagen”, which translates to “to say”. A walrus opens its mouth and glowing golden orbs float out, bouncing gently off the walls of an enormous cave.
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sagen

to say

/ˈzaːɡn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

sagen, sagte, hat gesagt

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

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Examples — sagen in a sentence

Was sagen Sie dazu?

What do you say about that?

Er sagt immer die Wahrheit.

He always tells the truth.

How to remember it

"Sagen" — say it with silver wings.

Word family

sagen family · 12 related words

  • absagen to cancel, decline Shifted meaning
  • ansagen announce
  • aussagen state / testify Shifted meaning
  • besagen Coming soon to state, to mean Shifted meaning
  • vorhersagen to predict
  • weitersagen Coming soon to pass on, to tell others
  • zusagen to accept (invitation) Shifted meaning
  • die Absage cancellation, decline
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Illustration of the B1 German word “salzen”, which translates to “to salt”. A chef mouse in a tall white hat showers an entire glittering blizzard of salt crystals over one tiny tomato, arm flung wide with theatrical flair.
salzen

/ˈzalt͡sn̩/

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to salt

Principal parts

salzen, salzte, hat gesalzen

ich salze
du salzt
er/sie/es salzt
wir salzen
ihr salzt
sie/Sie salzen

Examples

Sie salzt das Essen immer zu stark.

She always salts the food too much.

Er salzte das Fleisch vor dem Braten.

He salted the meat before frying it.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “saufen”, which translates to “to drink (animals)”. Close-up of a thirsty warthog plunging its snout into a huge glowing trough of bright water, gulping it down in one greedy noisy draught, drops flying everywhere.
saufen

/ˈzaʊ̯fn̩/

to drink (animals)

Principal parts

saufen, soff, hat gesoffen

ich saufe
du säufst
er/sie/es säuft
wir saufen
ihr sauft
sie/Sie saufen

Examples

Das Pferd säuft am Bach.

The horse drinks at the stream.

Der Hund soff sein Wasser schnell aus.

The dog quickly lapped up its water.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “saugen”, which translates to “to suck”. A curious little fox holding an enormous drinking straw to the night sky, drawing a swirling ribbon of stars down into the straw like a milkshake
saugen

/ˈzaʊ̯ɡn̩/

to suck

Principal parts

saugen, sog, hat gesogen

ich sauge
du saugst
er/sie/es saugt
wir saugen
ihr saugt
sie/Sie saugen

Examples

Das Baby saugt an der Flasche.

The baby sucks on the bottle.

Der Staubsauger sog den Schmutz auf.

The vacuum cleaner sucked up the dirt.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “schaffen”, which translates to “to manage/create”. A breathless kangaroo punches the air at a finish line, drenched in sweat and grinning with triumph, having finally pulled off the impossible task.
schaffen

/ˈʃafn̩/

to manage/create

Principal parts

schaffen, schaffte, hat geschafft

ich schaffe
du schaffst
er/sie/es schafft
wir schaffen
ihr schafft
sie/Sie schaffen

Examples

Ich schaffe es, die Aufgabe zu beenden.

I manage to finish the task.

Er hat ein wunderschönes Gemälde geschaffen.

He created a beautiful painting.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “scheiden”, which translates to “to separate”. A huge friendly walrus fills the frame, using its two long tusks like a fork to part a single fried egg cleanly down the middle into two separate halves on an enormous plate — one thing becoming two.
scheiden

/ˈʃaɪ̯dn̩/

to separate

Principal parts

scheiden, schied, hat geschieden

ich scheide
du scheidest
er/sie/es scheidet
wir scheiden
ihr scheidet
sie/Sie scheiden

Examples

Sie scheidet die Eier.

She separates the eggs.

Sie schieden im Guten.

They parted on good terms.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “scheinen”, which translates to “to shine, seem”. A radiant sun-faced lion lifts its glowing golden mane to beam dazzling rays of light across a sleepy meadow, eyes shut in warm, shining pride.
scheinen

/ˈʃaɪ̯nən/

to shine, seem

Principal parts

scheinen, schien, hat geschienen

ich scheine
du scheinst
er/sie/es scheint
wir scheinen
ihr scheint
sie/Sie scheinen

Examples

Die Sonne scheint.

The sun is shining.

Es schien, als ob es regnen würde.

It seemed as if it would rain.

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