sagte, er bereue

said he regretted

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said he regretted Used to report someone's words or thoughts. „Bereue“ is the subjunctive form used in indirect speech after „sagte“; it can refer to regretting something in the present or past, depending on context.

GE: Er sagte, er bereue, was geschehen sei.

EN: He said he regretted what had happened.

Tom sagte, er bereue das Geschehene.

Tom said he regretted what had happened.

Tom sagte, er bereue, was geschehen sei.

Tom said he regretted what had happened.

Er sagte, er bereue, was geschehen sei.

He said he regretted what had happened.

Tom sagte, er bereue seine Entscheidung nicht.

Tom said he didn't regret his decision.