German Conversation · Level 146
29 words
German word
nachsagen
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈnaːxˌzaːgən/
Meaning
- verbrepeat
Example
Bitte sag mir den Satz nach.
Please repeat the sentence after me.
More examples
Im Kurs sagen die Teilnehmenden jeden Satz nach, um die Intonation zu üben.
In class, the participants repeat each sentence to practice intonation.
Core concept
A speaker follows another person's words and can also pass along a statement about that person.
Common phrases
den Satz nachsagen
repeat the sentence
jemandem etwas nachsagen
repeat something after someone
Similar words
nachsprechen: Repeat another person's pronunciation or words aloud to imitate them.
wiederholen: Say a statement or sentence again to check its content or pronunciation.
nacherzählen: Retell a story or events in order using one's own words.
Definition in German
Die Worte oder Sätze einer anderen Person wortwörtlich wiederholen; kann auch bedeuten, jemandem etwas zuzuschreiben oder über ihn zu behaupten.
Word origin
German nachsagen joins nach, 'after', and sagen, 'say'; its meaning developed from saying after someone to repeating words or saying something about someone.
Usage tips
- For the attributive sense, jemandem etwas nachsagen takes the person in the dative and the claim in the accusative, as in Man sagt ihm Geiz nach.
Other meanings
- say ___ of ___verb
- spread rumors about ___verb
Related words
- das Nachsagenrepetitionnoun
- nachgesagtsaid to beadjective