How to Say ‘I thought’ in German
Ich dachte
ikh DAHK-tuh
[ikh DAHK-tuh]
💬 Usage Tip: Past tense of "denken". Often followed by a comma and a full clause: "Ich dachte, ..."
🇩🇪 In Germany: Useful for replay debates: fans constantly say what they thought happened in real time.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun, referring to oneself.
Ich dachte, das wäre ein Tor.
I thought that was a goal.
dachte
[DAHK-tuh]
thought
Past tense of 'denken', meaning 'thought'.
Ich dachte, der Schuss geht rein.
I thought the shot was going in.
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