segjast
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Icelandic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the verb segja (“to say”) + -st (“a suffix which turns verbs into middle voice verbs”). See also the appendix about the Icelandic middle voice verbs.
Verb[edit]
segjast (sagðist - sögðust - sagst)
- to say
Usage notes[edit]
- The verb segjast is mostly used in indirect speech when talking about oneself.
- Hann segist vera duglegur. = Hann segir að hann sé duglegur.
- He says he's hard-working.