er sagt, er will

he says he wants to

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he says he wants to Introduces indirect speech. The repeated subject and verb are natural in German, while English usually uses “he says he wants to” without a comma.

GE: Er sagt, er will morgen früher nach Hause gehen.

EN: He says he wants to go home earlier tomorrow.

Er sagt, er will euch sehen.

He says he wants to see you.

— Roma (2018)

Er sagt, er will Ihnen und der Familie für immer den Rücken kehren.

He says he wants to turn his back on you and your family forever.

— Crazy Rich (2018)

Er sagt, er will mit euch reden.

He says he wants to talk to you.

Er sagt, er will es mal versuchen.

He says he wants to give it a try.

Er sagt, er will mit dir reden.

He says he wants to talk to you.

Er sagt, er will den Jungen retten.

He says he wants to save the boy.

— Die sieben Samurai (1954)

Er sagt, er will seine Tochter Malèna nie mehr im Leben wiedersehen.

He says he never wants to see his daughter Malèna again in his life.

— Der Zauber von Malèna (2000)