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Em1
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In English, I can write things like

The sign says "Stop".

The webpage said that it had already finished.

Can I likewise write

DerDas Schild sagt "Stoppen Sie".

Die Internetseite hat gesagt, dass es schon beendet hatist.

in German? IfIf not, what's an alternative construction that works?

(If I have bungled the "arbitrary filler" parts of these examples, please also say -- or edit my question directly.)

Thanks!

In English, I can write things like

The sign says "Stop".

The webpage said that it had already finished.

Can I likewise write

Der Schild sagt "Stoppen Sie".

Die Internetseite hat gesagt, dass es schon beendet hat.

in German? If not, what's an alternative construction that works?

(If I have bungled the "arbitrary filler" parts of these examples, please also say -- or edit my question directly.)

Thanks!

In English, I can write things like

The sign says "Stop".

The webpage said that it had already finished.

Can I likewise write

Das Schild sagt "Stoppen Sie".

Die Internetseite hat gesagt, dass es schon beendet ist.

in German? If not, what's an alternative construction that works?

(If I have bungled the "arbitrary filler" parts of these examples, please also say -- or edit my question directly.)

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j_random_hacker
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Does a sign (or book, or webpage etc.) "say" its written contents in German?

In English, I can write things like

The sign says "Stop".

The webpage said that it had already finished.

Can I likewise write

Der Schild sagt "Stoppen Sie".

Die Internetseite hat gesagt, dass es schon beendet hat.

in German? If not, what's an alternative construction that works?

(If I have bungled the "arbitrary filler" parts of these examples, please also say -- or edit my question directly.)

Thanks!