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du wärst tot

you would be dead

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you would be dead In reported thoughts or beliefs, “wärst” can mean “were”; in a hypothetical conditional, it means “would be.”
GE: Du wärst tot, wenn Tom dich nicht gerettet hätte.
EN: You would be dead if Tom hadn’t saved you.

Fuck, ich dachte du wärst tot.

Fuck, I thought you were dead.

— Fack ju Göhte (2013)

Du wärst tot, wenn Tom dich nicht gerettet hätte.

You would be dead if Tom hadn’t saved you.

Ich hatte Angst, du wärst tot.

I was afraid you were dead.

— Prometheus - Dunkle Zeichen (2012)

Wir dachten alle, du wärst tot.

We all thought you were dead.

— Fight Club (1999)

Alle glauben, du wärst tot.

Everyone believes you’re dead.

— Wicked: Teil 2 (2025)