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die hatten

they had

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phrase Rare #32,317
they had “Die” refers to a plural group of people or things; “hatten” is the past tense of “haben” (to have).
GE: Die hatten einen tollen Plan.
EN: They had a great plan.

Die hatten Glück, Chef.

They got lucky, boss.

— Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)

Die hatten mal was, oder?

They had a thing going at one point, didn't they?

— Girls' Night Out (2017)

Ah, die hatten dieselbe gute Idee wie wir.

Ah, they had the same good idea as us.

— Rebecca (1940)

Die hatten eine Ausdauer!

They had such stamina!

— Das Leben ist schön (1997)

Die hatten so große Ärmel und Hosen und was weiß ich alles.

They had such big sleeves and pants and all sorts of things.

— Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)

Ich hätte nicht gedacht, dass Tom und Maria Angst hätten, doch die hatten sie.

I wouldn't have thought Tom and Maria were afraid, but they were.

Und die hatten wahnsinnige Waffen!

And they had incredible weapons!

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Die hatten ihn schon.

They already had him.

— Inception (2010)