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Wären die Tickets nicht so teuer gewesen, hätten wir sie gekauft.

Had the tickets not been so expensive, we would have bought them.

In German

Wären die Tickets nicht so teuer gewesen, hätten wir sie gekauft.

Veh-ren dee tik-kets nisht zo toy-er ge-veh-zen, het-ten veer zee ge-kowft.
English
Had the tickets not been so expensive, we would have bought them.
Español
Si las entradas no hubieran sido tan caras, las habríamos comprado.
Italiano
Se i biglietti non fossero stati così cari, li avremmo comprati.

Sentence Breakdown

  • WärenHad beenAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of sein)
  • dietheArticle
  • TicketsticketsNoun
  • nichtnotAdverb
  • sosoAdverb
  • teuerexpensiveAdjective
  • gewesenbeenParticiple II of sein
  • ,Punctuation
  • hättenwould haveAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
  • wirwePronoun
  • siethemPronoun (Accusative)
  • gekauftboughtParticiple II of kaufen

Grammar Point

Konjunktiv II (Past) for unreal past conditional sentences

Variations

  • Wenn die Tickets nicht so teuer gewesen wären, hätten wir sie gekauft.
    If the tickets hadn't been so expensive, we would have bought them.
  • Wir hätten die Tickets gekauft, wenn sie nicht so teuer gewesen wären.
    We would have bought the tickets if they hadn't been so expensive.

FAQ

How do you say "Had the tickets not been so expensive, we would have bought them." in German?

"Had the tickets not been so expensive, we would have bought them." in German is "Wären die Tickets nicht so teuer gewesen, hätten wir sie gekauft." (Veh-ren dee tik-kets nisht zo toy-er ge-veh-zen, het-ten veer zee ge-kowft.).

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