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"to say" in Dutch

zeggen
To say. The Dutch for "to say" is "zeggen".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to say” is zeggen.

Pronounced the same

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say (plural) zeggen

See also

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say (2nd person singular) zegt
say zeg
say (plural) zeggen
says (3rd person singular) zegt

Examples of "to say" in use

There are 11 examples of the Dutch word for "to say" being used:
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to say (long form) te zeggen
What can I say? Wat kan ik zeggen?
I don’t think Tom would ever say something like that. Ik denk niet dat Tom ooit iets zoals dat zou zeggen.
By the way, I have something to tell you. Trouwens, ik moet je iets zeggen.
before he could say anything else voordat hij iets anders kon zeggen
I want to say I’m sorry. Ik wil zeggen dat het me spijt.
They tell me that you’re absent-minded. Ze zeggen me dat je verstrooid bent.
The student left without saying anything. De student vertrok zonder iets te zeggen.
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better. “Dat gaat immers niet,” zei de moeder van het eendje; “het is wel niet mooi, maar het heeft een goed hart en zwemt even flink als al de anderen, ja, ik moet zeggen, nog beter.
He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds. Het dacht aan, hoe het vervolgd en bespot was, en hoorde nu allen zeggen, dat het de mooiste van al die mooie vogels was.

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before he could say anything else,
By the way, I have something to tell you.,
He thought about how he had been persecuted and despised, and now he heard them all say he was the most beautiful of all the birds.,
I don’t think Tom would ever say something like that.,
I want to say I’m sorry.,
Near here in another swamp are some nice wild geese, all ladies, who, like you, can say “quack!”.,
The student left without saying anything.,
They tell me that you’re absent-minded.,
to say (long form),
What can I say?,
“That’s not possible,“ said the duckling’s mother; “It is not beautiful, but it has a good heart and swims just as good as the others, yes, I must say, even better.
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Acknowledgements

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Audio source
https://forvo.com/word/zeggen/
Audio licence
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