"state sth" in German to state sth. etw. angeben anführen ausführen darlegen etw. sagen äußern erklären angeben Detailed translations for "state sth" to state sth. 1. in writing to state sth. etw. angeben to state sth.(also: to instance, to pull sb.'s leg, to have on sb., to put on sb.) anführen to state sth.(also: to put into practice, to do, to expose, to implement) ausführen to state sth.(also: to demonstrate sth., to expose, to describe, to outline) darlegen 2. in speech to state sth. etw. sagen to state sth.(also: to utter, to express) äußern to state sth.(also: to give an account of, to explain) erklären to state sth. angeben to state sth.(also: to put into practice, to state sth., to do, to expose) ausführen to state sth.(also: to unfold sth.) darlegen{transitive verb}