sagte, du seiest

said you were

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said you were Used to report what someone said about “you.” “Seiest” is the formal written form of the subjunctive I of sein, commonly used in indirect speech; in everyday conversation, “du seist” or “du bist” is more common.

GE: Anna sagte, du seiest schon nach Hause gegangen.

EN: Anna said you had already gone home.

Tom sagte, du seiest zu beschäftigt, um mit uns zu sprechen.

Tom said you were too busy to talk to us.

Ich sagte, du seiest herzlich willkommen.

I said you were very welcome.

— Wilde Erdbeeren (1957)

Jemand sagte, du seiest krank geworden.

Someone said that you had gotten sick.