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Wir gingen, als ob nichts geschehen wäre.

We walked as if nothing had happened.

In German

Wir gingen, als ob nichts geschehen wäre.

Veer ging-en, als op nisht ge-sheh-en veh-ruh.
English
We walked as if nothing had happened.
Español
Caminamos como si nada hubiera pasado.
Italiano
Camminavamo come se nulla fosse successo.

Sentence Breakdown

  • WirWePronoun
  • gingenwalkedVerb (Past tense of gehen)
  • ,Punctuation
  • alsasConjunction
  • obifConjunction
  • nichtsnothingPronoun
  • geschehenhappenedParticiple II of geschehen
  • wärehad beenAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of sein)

Grammar Point

Konjunktiv II (Past) with 'als ob' for unreal comparisons in the past

Variations

  • Wir taten so, als ob nichts geschehen wäre.
    We acted as if nothing had happened.
  • Wir gingen, als wenn nichts geschehen wäre.
    We walked as if nothing had happened. (using 'als wenn')

FAQ

How do you say "We walked as if nothing had happened." in German?

"We walked as if nothing had happened." in German is "Wir gingen, als ob nichts geschehen wäre." (Veer ging-en, als op nisht ge-sheh-en veh-ruh.).

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