No. 29 in Lithuanian
sakė
"Sakė" means "said" in English.
In a sentence
Jis sakė, kad atvyks vėliau.
He said that he will arrive later.
'Sakė' is used as a past tense verb meaning 'said', indicating a relaying of speech.
Mokytojas man sakė stengtis labiau mokytis.
The teacher told me to try harder with my studies.
'Sakė' indicates direct communication as in 'told' in this context.
Sakė, jog tai buvo nuostabi knyga.
They said it was an amazing book.
'Sakė' is used to reference an expression or opinion stated by someone.
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