No. 5,533 in German
besagte
"Besagte" means "the aforementioned" or "the said" in English.
In a sentence
Die besagte Nachricht wurde gestern verschickt.
The aforementioned message was sent yesterday.
The word 'besagte' is used as an adjective to refer to a specific item mentioned prior in the context of the discussion, in this case, 'the message'.
Er hat die besagte Person nicht getroffen.
He did not meet the aforementioned person.
Here, 'besagte' again serves the role of specifying a previously mentioned or discussed individual within the discourse.
Mit der besagten Methode können wir das Problem lösen.
With the aforementioned method, we can solve the problem.
In this instance, 'besagte' is applied to qualify a previously referenced approach or technique for problem-solving in a conversation.
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