No. 571 in Bulgarian
казаха
"Казаха" means "they said" in English.
In a sentence
Казаха ми добри новини.
They told me good news.
Here, "казаха" is the past tense, third person plural of "казвам" (to say), meaning "they said." The pronoun "ми" indicates the indirect object ("to me").
Казаха, че утре ще бъде слънчево.
They said that tomorrow it will be sunny.
In this sentence, "казаха" introduces reported speech ("they said"), showing a completed action of saying that is followed by a subordinate clause.
Не ми казаха причината за закъснението.
They did not tell me the reason for the delay.
Here, "казаха" is used in a negative construction with "не," describing that the action of telling did not happen.
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