A2Grammar
Er sagte, er habe den Brief gelesen.
He said he had read the letter.
In German
Er sagte, er habe den Brief gelesen.
Er sag-tuh, er hah-buh den breef guh-leh-zen.
English
He said he had read the letter.
Español
Dijo que había leído la carta.
Italiano
Ha detto di aver letto la lettera.
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- ErHePronoun
- sagtesaidVerb (Past tense of sagen)
- ,Punctuation
- erhePronoun
- habehadAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv I of haben)
- dentheArticle (Accusative masculine)
- BriefletterNoun
- gelesenreadParticiple II of lesen
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv I (Perfect) for indirect speech (past action)
Variations
Variations- Er teilte mit, er habe den Brief gelesen.He communicated he had read the letter.
- Er berichtete, dass er den Brief gelesen habe.He reported that he had read the letter.
FAQ
How do you say "He said he had read the letter." in German?
"He said he had read the letter." in German is "Er sagte, er habe den Brief gelesen." (Er sag-tuh, er hah-buh den breef guh-leh-zen.).
Related
Could you please help me?
Könntest du mir bitte helfen?
Koen-test doo mir bit-tuh hel-fen?
One should follow the rules.
Man sollte die Regeln befolgen.
Man zol-tuh dee reh-geln be-fol-gen.
I would like a coffee.
Ich hätte gerne einen Kaffee.
ish het-te ger-ne ey-nen ka-fey
I would like to know how that works.
Ich hätte gern gewusst, wie das funktioniert.
Ish het-tuh gern guh-voost, vee das funk-tsio-neert.
One would have to analyze the situation more closely.
Man müsste die Situation genauer analysieren.
Man muess-tuh dee zit-oo-a-tsion guh-now-er a-na-lee-zee-ren.
If I had more time, I would travel more often.
Wenn ich mehr Zeit hätte, würde ich öfter reisen.
Ven ish mer tsait het-tuh, vuer-duh ish oehf-ter rai-zen.
