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er musste

he had to

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he had to Expresses past obligation or necessity.
GE: Er musste früh aufstehen.
EN: He had to get up early.

Er musste aufpassen und hatte keine Aufmerksamkeit übrig.

He had to be careful and had no attention to spare.

Er musste die Aufgabe übernehmen.

He had to take on the task.

Er musste für die Schäden aufkommen.

He had to pay for the damages.

Er konnte nicht anders, er musste lachen.

He couldn't help it, he had to laugh.

Er musste kurzfristig nach Tōkyō abreisen.

He had to leave for Tokyo at short notice.

Er musste seine große Familie ernähren.

He had to support his large family.

Er musste warten.

He had to wait.

Er musste allein nach seinem Zimmer suchen.

He had to look for his room alone.

Er musste deinem Vater versprechen, dich nie wieder zu sehen.

He had to promise your father that he would never see you again.

— Ich gab Dir mein Herz, Geliebter - Hum dil de chuke sanam (1999)

Er musste die Stadt verlassen, also ist er nach Berlin gezogen.

He had to leave the city, so he moved to Berlin.

Er musste ihrer Entscheidung gehorchen.

He had to obey her decision.

Er musste seine Haus verkaufen.

He had to sell his house.

Er musste sich von seinem Haus trennen.

He had to part with his house.

Er musste zu Hause etwas erledigen; daher ist er sofort gegangen.

He had something to do at home, so he left immediately.

Er musste auch sonntags arbeiten.

He also had to work on Sundays.

Er musste den Vertrag gegen seinen Willen unterschreiben.

He had to sign the contract against his will.

Sie bat ihn zu bleiben, aber er musste zur Arbeit gehen.

She asked him to stay, but he had to go to work.

Er musste dort hingehen.

He had to go there.

Er musste seine Reise heimlich fortsetzen.

He had to continue his journey in secret.

Er musste verletzt sein.

He must have been injured.

— Kein Sterbenswort (2006)

Er musste daran arbeiten, damit wir es begreifen.

He had to work on it for us to understand it.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Er musste die Stadt verlassen und nach Berlin ziehen.

He had to leave the city and move to Berlin.

Er musste geschäftlich nach Shanghai.

He had to go to Shanghai on business.

— Crazy Rich (2018)

Er musste sein Auto verkaufen.

He had to sell his car.

Er musste selbst am Sonntag arbeiten.

He had to work even on Sunday.

Er musste wohl im Bett daran denken.

He must have been thinking about it in bed.

— Parasite (2019)

Er musste auch am Sonntag arbeiten.

He also had to work on Sunday.

Er musste den Plan ändern.

He had to change the plan.

Er musste die dreifache Steuer aufbringen.

He had to pay three times the tax.

— Lagaan - Es war einmal in Indien (2001)

Er musste im Bett bleiben.

He had to stay in bed.

Er musste seine Katze zu Hause lassen.

He had to leave his cat at home.

Er musste tagelang ohne Nahrung auskommen.

He had to go without food for days.

Er musste zurück zur Reliant, um Sie zu vernichten!

He had to go back to the Reliant to destroy her!

— Star Trek II - Der Zorn des Khan (1982)