er behauptet, er

he claims he

→ er

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he claims he Introduces reported speech or a claim made by a male person. The verb in the reported clause often appears in the subjunctive, such as hätte, könne, or wolle.

GE: Er behauptet, er sei der beste Koch der Stadt.

EN: He claims he is the best cook in the city.

Er behauptet, er könne schwimmen.

He claims he can swim.

Er behauptet, er wolle in der Hütte wohnen.

He claims he wants to live in the hut.

— Pulse 2: Afterlife (2008)

Er behauptet, er hätte das nie gesagt.

He claims he never said that.

Er behauptet, er will den nuklearen Geist zurück in die Flasche stecken.

He claims he wants to put the nuclear genie back in the bottle.

— Oppenheimer (2023)