Report claims neutrally with indirect speech and Konjunktiv I.
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In formal reported speech, German uses Konjunktiv I to distance the reporter from the claim: « Er sagt, er habe keine Zeit. » The key forms are sein → sei (sie seien), haben → habe, werden → werde, können → könne. Most other verbs use the -e ending in the third person singular: er gehe, sie komme. When Konjunktiv I looks identical to the indicative (e.g. plural sie haben), switch to Konjunktiv II (sie hätten) to keep the reported-speech signal clear.
Take a short statement someone made (real or invented) and report it in 4–5 sentences using Konjunktiv I. Then add whether the source is credible.
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