Verb

dachte

Translation

thought, believed, supposed

Ich dachte, du bist im Urlaub.

I thought you were on holiday.

Er dachte an seine Familie.

He thought about his family.

Sie dachte lange nach.

She thought for a long time.

((sth.)) to think (sth.) I think so too.

an+4 denken to think of/about (sb./sth.) He often thinks about his girlfriend.

über+4 denken to think about (sth.), have an opinion What do you think about this topic?

von+3 denken to think of (sb./sth.), have an opinion What do you think of the new colleague?

glaubte (believed), meinte (thought/meant), überlegte (considered)

From Old High German 'denken', related to English 'think'. 'dachte' is the simple past tense.

The sound of 'dachte' is similar to 'thought'. 'Ich dachte' = 'I thought'.