No. 649 in Spanish

dicen

"They say" or "say."

In a sentence

Dicen que hoy lloverá.
They say that it will rain today.
In this sentence, 'dicen' is used impersonally to indicate a general statement attributed to an unspecified group or collective knowledge.
Los niños dicen sus nombres en voz alta.
The children say their names out loud.
Here, 'dicen' is used in the context of children actively stating their names, representing a direct action attributed to the subject, 'los niños'.
¿Qué dicen ellos sobre la nueva ley?
What do they say about the new law?
In this interrogative sentence, 'dicen' refers to a specific group ('ellos') and inquires about their opinion or statement regarding the topic, highlighting the reception and expression of ideas.

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