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Meaning of segja | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
ˈseiːja

Definitions

  1. to say, to tell
    weak
  2. Equivalent to 'tell': A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological...

Equivalents

English say tell
Kurdî say

Examples

“Isaiah 40 (Icelandic, English)”

A voice says, "Cry out." And I said, "What shall I cry?" "All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the LORD blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever."

“Ég segi söguna á eftir.”

I'll tell the story later.

“Segðu mér eitthvað skemmtilegt.”

Tell me something interesting.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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