gedachte – phrases

Terms for subject General containing gedachte | all forms

German	English
Das hab ich mir gedacht.	I thought so.
Das habe ich mir wohl gedacht!	I thought as much!
Das hatte ich mir schon gedacht.	I guessed as much.
Das hätte ich nie gedacht.	I never would have guessed.
Endlich! Ich habe schon gedacht, Sie würden es nie erraten.	At last! I was beginning to think you would never guess.
er hat gedacht	he has thought
er/sie hat/hatte gedacht	he/she has/had thought
er/sie hat/hatte gedacht	think
für jdn./etw. gedacht sein	to be designed for smb./smth.
gedenken etw. zu tun	to be looking to do smth.
Warum habe ich bloß nicht daran gedacht?	Now, why didn't I think of that?
Was hast du dir dabei gedacht?	What were you thinking?
Was hat sich Kahn nur dabei gedacht?	Just what did Kahn think he was doing?
Was mag er sich wohl gedacht haben?	What may he have imagined?
Wer hätte das gedacht!	Who would have thought it?
Wer hätte gedacht, dass er gewinnt!	Fancy him winning!
Wie lange gedenkst du zu bleiben?	How long a stay did you have in mind?