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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zah-gen
"Was willst du damit sagen?"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To express something in words; to speak or utter a statement.
"She had something important to say before the meeting ended." - 2
To state or declare as an opinion, claim, or certainty.
"Experts say that the new policy will improve economic growth."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'secgan', of Germanic origin, meaning to speak or utter. It shares roots with Old High German 'secquen' and Old Norse 'segja', evolving through Middle English into the modern universal verb for verbal expression.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Say" is said worldwide
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decir
Transliteration: deh-seer
"Ella tiene algo que decir."
dizer
Transliteration: dee-zer
"Ele não quis dizer nada."
dire
Transliteration: deer
"Il a quelque chose à dire."
sagen
Transliteration: zah-gen
"Was willst du damit sagen?"
dire
Transliteration: dee-re
"Non so cosa dire."
कहना
Transliteration: kehna
"मैं कुछ कहना चाहता हूँ।"
说
Transliteration: shuō
"请再说一遍。"
말하다
Transliteration: malhada
"그는 진실을 말하고 있다."
言う
Transliteration: iu
"彼は何と言いましたか。"
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