A2Grammar
Sie meinte, er habe recht.
She thought he was right.
In German
Sie meinte, er habe recht.
Zee main-tuh, er hah-buh rekht.
English
She thought he was right.
Español
Ella pensó que él tenía razón.
Italiano
Pensava che avesse ragione.
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- SieShePronoun
- meintethoughtVerb (Past tense of meinen)
- ,Punctuation
- erhePronoun
- habehadVerb (Konjunktiv I of haben)
- rechtrightNoun
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv I for indirect speech (reporting an opinion)
Variations
Variations- Sie sagte, er habe recht.She said he was right.
- Sie war der Meinung, er habe recht.She was of the opinion that he was right.
FAQ
How do you say "She thought he was right." in German?
"She thought he was right." in German is "Sie meinte, er habe recht." (Zee main-tuh, er hah-buh rekht.).
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Gott sei Dank!
Got zay Dank!
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Könnte ich bitte das Fenster öffnen?
Koen-tuh ish bit-tuh das fen-ster oeff-nen?
It would be better if you stayed home.
Es wäre besser, wenn du zu Hause bliebest.
Es veh-ruh bes-ser, ven doo tsoo how-zuh blee-best.
We would have to hurry, otherwise we'll miss the train.
Wir müssten uns beeilen, sonst verpassen wir den Zug.
Veer muess-ten uns be-ai-eln, zonst fer-pas-sen veer den tsoog.
I would have liked to know why he did that.
Ich hätte gern gewusst, warum er das getan hat.
Ish het-tuh gern ge-voost, vah-rum er das guh-tahn hat.
It would be a good idea to revise the project.
Es wäre eine gute Idee, das Projekt zu überarbeiten.
Es veh-ruh ai-nuh goo-tuh ee-deh, das pro-yekt tsoo ue-ber-ar-bai-ten.
