A2Grammar
Er sagte, er habe den Film schon gesehen.
He said he had already seen the movie.
In German
Er sagte, er habe den Film schon gesehen.
Er sag-tuh, er hah-buh den film shon ge-zeh-en.
English
He said he had already seen the movie.
Español
Dijo que ya había visto la película.
Italiano
Ha detto di aver già visto il film.
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- ErHePronoun
- sagtesaidVerb (Past tense of sagen)
- ,Punctuation
- erhePronoun
- habehadAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv I of haben)
- dentheArticle (Accusative masculine)
- FilmmovieNoun
- schonalreadyAdverb
- gesehenseenParticiple II of sehen
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv I (Perfect) for indirect speech (past action)
Variations
Variations- Er berichtete, er habe den Film schon gesehen.He reported he had already seen the movie.
- Er sagte, dass er den Film schon gesehen habe.He said that he had already seen the movie.
FAQ
How do you say "He said he had already seen the movie." in German?
"He said he had already seen the movie." in German is "Er sagte, er habe den Film schon gesehen." (Er sag-tuh, er hah-buh den film shon ge-zeh-en.).
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