Morgen sagt der Zeuge auf der Polizeiwache aus.

Tomorrow, the witness gives evidence at the police station.

Breakdown of Morgen sagt der Zeuge auf der Polizeiwache aus.

• morgen: tomorrow
• auf: at
• der Zeuge: the witness
• die Polizeiwache: the police station

Questions & Answers about Morgen sagt der Zeuge auf der Polizeiwache aus.

Why is aus at the end of the sentence?

Because the verb is aussagen, which is a separable verb.

In a main clause, German usually puts the conjugated part of the verb in second position and the separable prefix at the end:

• Der Zeuge sagt aus.
• Morgen sagt der Zeuge auf der Polizeiwache aus.

In the dictionary, the verb is written together as aussagen. In this sentence, it splits into sagt ... aus.

What does aussagen mean exactly? Is it just to say?

Not quite. Aussagen often means to testify, to give a statement, or to make an official statement.

So it is more specific than ordinary sagen. Because the sentence has der Zeuge and auf der Polizeiwache, the meaning is clearly something like giving testimony or making a statement to the police.

Why does the sentence start with Morgen, and why does der Zeuge come after sagt?

German main clauses follow the verb-second rule. That means the finite verb must come in the second position.

If you put Morgen first for emphasis, the verb still has to stay second, so the subject comes after it:

• Morgen sagt der Zeuge ...
• more neutral: Der Zeuge sagt morgen ...

This is very normal in German. English learners often expect the subject to come first, but German is more flexible.