sagde

Sagde is a Danish verb form meaning "said." It is the preterite (simple past) form of the verb sige, which means "to say." The form is used to report speech or statements that occurred in the past. For example, in the sentence "Han sagde, at han kommer senere" the clause translates to "He said that he would come later."

In Danish, sagde is a standard past-tense form and appears in both written and spoken language. It is common in narrative and reported-speech contexts, where a speaker or writer describes something said previously. The word is part of the wider Danish verb system that marks tense and aspect through verb conjugation.

Cross-linguistic context shows cognate forms in related Scandinavian languages. In Swedish, the corresponding past tense of säga is sade, which reflects a shared Germanic root but different spelling. In Norwegian Bokmål, the common past tense of si is sa. These parallels illustrate the historical connections among Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian, while underscoring differences in how each language has developed its own past-tense forms.

Etymology and usage notes: Sagde derives from Old Danish and is integrated into the modern conjugation of sige. It remains the standard simple past form in contemporary Danish for reporting past speech. There are no separate meanings beyond this verb form in standard Danish.

See also: Danish language, Danish grammar, Sige, Reported speech.