Hörensagen

German Etymology From de gmh hœrsagen (14th c.). Equivalent to de hören to hear sagen to say. Compare en hearsay, which is of similar age. Pronunciation de /ˈhøːrənˌzaːɡən/ [ˈhøː.ʁənˌzaː.ɡŋ̍] [ˈhøː.ɐn-] [ˈhøːɐ̯n-] [ˈhœɐ̯n-] [-ɡən] de De-Hörensagen.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun n.sg hearsay; report; that which one has heard from others de Ich kenne den Film vom Hörensagen. I know the film by hearsay. (I've heard people talk about it, but haven't seen it.) de Das ist doch reines Hörensagen! That is nothing but hearsay! de Ich kann mich in dieser Sache nicht aufs Hörensagen verlassen. I can't rely on hearsay in this matter. de 2000 Fettes Brot für die Welt Da Draussen Fettes Brot Du hast nicht die leiseste Ahnung / Kennst das alles nur vom Hörensagen Usage notes The noun is used chiefly in the prepositional phrase de vom Hörensagen by hearsay, less commonly also de durchs Hörensagen. Freer use is not impossible, as shown above; however, in many contexts where en hearsay is used, the German word would not be idiomatic. For example, en Don't believe hearsay! should rather be rendered as de Glaub doch keine Gerüchte!, or de kein Gerede!, or the like. Declension n.sg Related terms de weitersagen Further reading