A2Grammar
Wir dachten, es wäre einfacher.
We thought it would be easier.
In German
Wir dachten, es wäre einfacher.
Veer dahkh-ten, ess vay-ruh eye-fakh-er.
🇬🇧 English
We thought it would be easier.
🇪🇸 Español
Pensamos que sería más fácil.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Pensavamo fosse più facile.
Sentence Breakdown
| Word | Translation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Wir | We | Pronoun |
| dachten | thought | Simple past of 'denken' |
| es | it | Pronoun |
| wäre | would be | Konjunktiv II of 'sein' |
| einfacher | easier | Comparative adjective |
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Grammar Point
Präteritum von 'denken' (Nebensatz)
Variations
Es wäre einfacher, dachten wir.
It would be easier, we thought.
Wir hatten gedacht, es sei einfacher.
We had thought it was easier (Plusquamperfekt + Konjunktiv I).