German reference
sagen
to say; to tell
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I say |
| du | you say |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it says |
| wir | we say |
| ihr | you (plural) say |
| sie/Sie | they say; you (formal) say |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I said |
| du | you said |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it said |
| wir | we said |
| ihr | you (plural) said |
| sie/Sie | they said; you (formal) said |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I said; I have said |
| du | you said; you have said |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it said; he/she/it has said |
| wir | we said; we have said |
| ihr | you (plural) said; you (plural) have said |
| sie/Sie | they said; they have said; you (formal) said; you (formal) have said |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had said |
| du | you had said |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had said |
| wir | we had said |
| ihr | you (plural) had said |
| sie/Sie | they had said; you (formal) had said |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will say |
| du | you will say |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will say |
| wir | we will say |
| ihr | you (plural) will say |
| sie/Sie | they will say; you (formal) will say |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have said |
| du | you will have said |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have said |
| wir | we will have said |
| ihr | you (plural) will have said |
| sie/Sie | they will have said; you (formal) will have said |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I say |
| du | (that) you say |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it says |
| wir | (that) we say |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) say |
| sie/Sie | (that) they say; (that) you (formal) say |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would say |
| du | you would say |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would say |
| wir | we would say |
| ihr | you (plural) would say |
| sie/Sie | they would say; you (formal) would say |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have said |
| du | you would have said |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have said |
| wir | we would have said |
| ihr | you (plural) would have said |
| sie/Sie | they would have said; you (formal) would have said |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would say |
| du | you would say |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would say |
| wir | we would say |
| ihr | you (plural) would say |
| sie/Sie | they would say; you (formal) would say |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have said |
| du | (reportedly) you have said |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has said |
| wir | (reportedly) we have said |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have said |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have said; (reportedly) you (formal) have said |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will say |
| du | (reportedly) you will say |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will say |
| wir | (reportedly) we will say |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will say |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will say; (reportedly) you (formal) will say |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | say! |
| ihr | say! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | say! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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