zeggen

Meaning

Verb

to say, tell

Noun

plural of zegge

Concepts

say

🗣️

tell

speak

🗣️

utter

state

show

put

discussion

gossip

indicate

insinuation

intent

intention

name

narrate

account for

predicate

pronounce

proposal

purpose

said

says

secret

㊙️

plan

blab

chat

claver

confabulate

demonstrate

discuss

Synonyms

opgeven

vertellen

spreken

🗣️

luiden

🔉

verklaren

plan

praten

🗣️

strekking

toeleg

uitbrengen

uiten

verhalen

vertonen

voornemen

woord

bedoeling

zin

doel

getuigen

kiezen

opzeggen

Hyphenated as

zeg‧gen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈzɛɣə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: seggen

Inherited from Old Dutch: *seggen

In summary

From Middle Dutch seggen, from Old Dutch seggen, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan. The irregular past tense is a common Ingvaeonic development of the northern dialects, seen also in brein and zeil. (In an unrelated, later development the same also happened in Middle High German sagen.)

Sentences

Ik wil nog iets zeggen over dat bureau .

On the subject of agencies, I wish for one thing.

Aan de slag , zou ik zeggen .

Please let us set about it .

Ik wil iets zeggen over het woord "bescherming”.

Now I would like to say something about this word 'protection'.

Over deze eerste kwestie zou ik het volgende willen zeggen .

On this first issue, I would like to say the following.

Momenteel zeggen we soms het ene en doen we het andere .

At the moment, we are sometimes saying one thing and doing another.

Voorzitter , dat is alles wat ik hierover kan zeggen .

Mr President, that's all I can say about this.

Duidelijker dan zo kun je het niet zeggen .

You cannot put it more clearly than that.

Ik wil graag iets zeggen over twee of drie belangrijke kwesties .

I should like to speak on two or three main issues.