No. 216 in Dutch
zag
"Zag" means "saw" (past tense of "see").
In a sentence
Hij zag de vogel in de boom.
He saw the bird in the tree.
In this sentence, the word 'zag' is the past tense of the verb 'zien', meaning 'to see'.
Ik zag dat het begon te regenen.
I saw that it began to rain.
Here, 'zag' indicates the act of noticing or observing an occurrence, in this case, rain.
Zag ik je niet gisteren bij het park?
Did I not see you yesterday at the park?
In this interrogative sentence, 'zag' is used within a question to inquire about a past observation.
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