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verkündete er

he announced

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he announced A past-tense reporting phrase often used after quoted speech; German places the verb before the subject here.
GE: „Ich komme später“, verkündete er.
EN: “I’ll come later,” he announced.

» Auf Nova Capricornis vier «, verkündete er,» bin ich beinahe ertrunken.«

“On Nova Capricornis Four,” he announced, “I nearly drowned.”

„ Hier gibt es kaum Beweise “, verkündete er.

“There’s hardly any evidence here,” he announced.

„ Es gibt zu wenig Fisch “, verkündete er.

“There isn’t enough fish,” he announced.

» Ich mach sauber «, verkündete er.

“I’ll clean up,” he announced.