No. 218 in Icelandic
sagt
"Sagt" in Icelandic means "said" in English.
In a sentence
Ég hef alltaf sagt sannleikann.
I have always told the truth.
The word "sagt" is the past participle of the verb "að segja" (to say), used here in conjunction with the auxiliary verb "hef" to form the perfect tense.
Það er sagt að veðrið verði gott á morgun.
It is said that the weather will be good tomorrow.
Here, "sagt" is used impersonally to imply an unspecified speaker or source of information, reflecting hearsay.
Hann hefur sagt okkur skemmtilegar sögur.
He has told us entertaining stories.
In this sentence, "sagt" is again the past participle of "að segja," used with the auxiliary verb to indicate an action completed in the past.
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