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

WordTranslationRole
ManOneIndefinite pronoun
hättewould haveAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
dastheArticle
ProblemproblemNoun
vermeidenavoidedVerb (Infinitive)
könnencouldModal 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.

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