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How to Say ‘I said number 12.’ in German

Ich habe Nummer 12 gesagt.

ikh HAH-buh NOOM-er tsvoolf ge-zahkt

[ikh HAH-buh NOOM-er tsvoolf ge-zahkt]

💬 Usage Tip: To talk about the past, German uses habe plus a form that goes to the very end: ich habe ... gesagt. Swap in another verb: ich habe bezahlt "I paid".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich habe

ikh HAH-buh

I have

This is the helper verb for the perfect tense. 'habe' sounds like 'HAH-buh'.

Example

Ich habe gewartet.

I waited.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

habe

[HAH-buh]

have

First-person singular of "haben" meaning "have."

Example

Habe ich leider nicht auf meinem Handy.

I unfortunately do not have that on my phone.

Nummer 12 gesagt.

NOOM-er tsvoolf ge-zahkt

said number 12

'gesagt' is the past participle of 'sagen' and goes to the end. 'ge' is unstressed, and the stress falls on 'sagt'.

Example

Er hat Nummer 7 gesagt.

He said number 7.

Words in this phrase

Nummer

[NOOM-er]

number

Feminine noun; often means a phone number in casual talk.

Example

Meine Nummer ist neu.

My number is new.

[tsvoolf]

twelve

The house number in the address.

Example

Die 12 ist direkt neben der Ecke.

Number 12 is right next to the corner.

gesagt

[ge-zahkt]

said

The past form of 'say'.

Example

Du hast gesagt, es sei richtig.

You said it was right.

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