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German Word Family

sagen

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sagen word familyRadial map of the sagen word family. Related words: absagen, ansagen, aussagen, besagen, vorhersagen, weitersagen, zusagen, die Absage, die Ansage, die Aussage, die Zusage, die Vorhersage.sagen — to saysagento sayabsagen — to cancel, decline · ab + sagenabsagento cancel, declineansagen — announce · an + sagenansagenannounceaussagen — state / testify · aus + sagenaussagenstate / testifybesagen — to state, to mean · be + sagenbesagento state, to meanvorhersagen — to predict · vorher + sagenvorhersagento predictweitersagen — to pass on, to tell others · weiter + sagenweitersagento pass on, to te…zusagen — to accept (invitation) · zu + sagenzusagento accept (invita…die Absage — cancellation, decline · absagen → die Absagedie Absagecancellation, dec…die Ansage — announcement, outgoing message · ansagen → die Ansagedie Ansageannouncement, out…die Aussage — statement, testimony · aussagen → die Aussagedie Aussagestatement, testim…die Zusage — acceptance (of an invitation) · zusagen → die Zusagedie Zusageacceptance (of an…die Vorhersage — prediction · vorhersagen → die Vorhersagedie Vorhersageprediction

What to watch for

The email and exam family: absagen, zusagen and their nouns Absage and Zusage are exactly what you need to accept or cancel something in writing.

Prefixed verbs

  • absagen to cancel, decline A2 Shifted meaning

    ab + sagen

  • ansagen announce B1

    an + sagen

  • aussagen state / testify B1 Shifted meaning

    aus + sagen

  • besagen Coming soon to state, to mean B1 Shifted meaning

    be + sagen

  • vorhersagen to predict B1

    vorher + sagen

  • weitersagen Coming soon to pass on, to tell others A2

    weiter + sagen

  • zusagen to accept (invitation) A2 Shifted meaning

    zu + sagen

Derived nouns

  • die Absage cancellation, decline A2

    absagen → die Absage

  • die Ansage announcement, outgoing message A2

    ansagen → die Ansage

  • die Aussage statement, testimony B1

    aussagen → die Aussage

  • die Zusage acceptance (of an invitation) A2

    zusagen → die Zusage

  • die Vorhersage prediction B1

    vorhersagen → die Vorhersage