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Tips to remember the German word “ich sage”:
– Associate “sage” with “sag” in English, as in to “say” or “tell’ something. The “e” at the end can be remembered as a common verb ending in German.
– Link the ich (I) with the English pronoun “I” to remember that “ich sage” means “I say.”

Explanations:
– “Ich sage” is the first-person singular present tense form of the verb “sagen,” which means “to say” or “to tell” in English.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– “Ich spreche” can sometimes be used interchangeably, meaning “I speak” or “I talk.”
– “Ich erzähle” means “I tell” or “I narrate.”

Different conjugations of “sagen”:
– Infinitive: sagen (to say)
– Present:
– ich sage (I say)
– du sagst (you say, informal singular)
– er/sie/es sagt (he/she/it says)
– wir sagen (we say)
– ihr sagt (you all say)
– sie/Sie sagen (they/you say, formal)

– Simple Past:
– ich sagte (I said)
– du sagtest (you said, informal singular)
– er/sie/es sagte (he/she/it said)
– wir sagten (we said)
– ihr sagtet (you all said)
– sie/Sie sagten (they/you said, formal)

– Present Perfect (Compound Past):
– ich habe gesagt (I have said)

– Future:
– ich werde sagen (I will say)

Examples of sentences that use “sagen”:
– Present: Ich sage immer die Wahrheit. (I always tell the truth.)
– Simple Past: Gestern sagte ich zu ihm, dass ich keine Zeit hätte. (Yesterday I told him that I didn’t have time.)
– Present Perfect: Ich habe dir schon tausendmal gesagt, nicht zu spät zu kommen. (I have told you a thousand times not to come late.)
– Future: Ich werde dir bald sagen, wann wir uns treffen. (I will tell you soon when we will meet.)

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