This is the 53rd most frequent Slovenian word.
dejal
"Dejal" means "said" in English.
In this context, 'dejal' is used as the past tense form of the verb meaning 'said' used to report speech or a statement made in the past.
Moj brat je dejal, da bo prišel na obisk.
My brother said that he would come for a visit.
Here 'dejal' again means 'said' and serves to recount a statement from someone, specifically introducing indirect speech.
Ko je naš učitelj dejal, da bomo imeli test, so vsi hitro začeli študirati.
When our teacher said that we would have a test, everyone quickly started studying.
In this sentence, 'dejal' is conjugated as 'dejala' to match the feminine subject, maintaining the meaning of 'said' for reporting speech.