A2Grammar
Man hätte das Problem vermeiden können.
One could have avoided the problem.
In German
Man hätte das Problem vermeiden können.
Man het-tuh das pro-blehm fer-mai-den koen-nen.
🇬🇧 English
One could have avoided the problem.
🇪🇸 Español
Se podría haber evitado el problema.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Si sarebbe potuto evitare il problema.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Man | One | Indefinite pronoun |
| hätte | would have | Auxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben) |
| das | the | Article |
| Problem | problem | Noun |
| vermeiden | avoided | Verb (Infinitive) |
| können | could | Modal verb (Infinitive) |
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Grammar Point
Konjunktiv II (Past) with modal verbs for unrealized possibilities
Variations
Das Problem hätte vermieden werden können.
The problem could have been avoided.
Es wäre möglich gewesen, das Problem zu vermeiden.
It would have been possible to avoid the problem.
Related
He claimed he was the best.
Er behauptete, er sei der Beste.
Er be-howp-tet-tuh, er zai der bes-tuh.
If only I had known how difficult that is!
Hätte ich nur gewusst, wie schwierig das ist!
Het-tuh ish noor ge-voost, vee shvee-rikh das ist!
The company announced that prices would be increased.
Die Firma teilte mit, die Preise würden erhöht.
Dee fir-mah tail-tuh mit, dee prai-zuh vuer-den er-hoeht.