Ausgesagt

ausgesagt is a German word that can function as the past participle of the verb aussagen (to state, to testify) and as an attributive adjective meaning “stated” or “declared.” In its verbal use, ausgesprochen belongs to perfect constructions with haben (or in some cases with sein) to express the act of having stated something, as in Er hat dies ausgesagt (He testified this).

As an attributive adjective, ausgesagt describes content that has been stated. It inflects for gender, number, and case: eine ausgesagte Behauptung (feminine singular), ein ausgesagter Satz (masculine singular), ein ausgesagtes Ergebnis (neuter singular); in plural, die ausgesagten Aussagen or die ausgesagte Behauptungen depending on case. The sense conveyed is “stated” or “declared,” rather than emotion or emphasis.

Common collocations include nouns such as Behauptung (claim), Aussage (statement), Absicht (intention), and Tatsache (fact). The term is most often found in formal or written contexts, including journalism, law, and academic writing, where it marks statements that have been asserted or testified.

Etymology and relation to other forms: ausgesagt derives from aus- (out) + sagen (to say). It is distinct from aussprechen, whose past participle is ausgesprochen and which has related but different meanings, such as “pronounced” or, in colloquial use, “expressly/extremely” when used as ausgesprochen.