gedacht habe

have thought / had thought

→ denken

phrase Uncommon #10,720

have thought / had thought Often used in subordinate clauses, especially in reported speech. Depending on context, English may use "have thought" or more naturally "had thought".

GE: Dass ich daran nicht gedacht habe.

EN: That I didn't think of it.

Tom sagte mir, dass er gedacht habe, nicht gewinnen zu können.

Tom told me that he had thought he couldn't win.

Tom sagte, dass er gedacht habe, Mary sei hier glücklich.

Tom said he thought Mary was happy here.

Weißt du, woran ich heute Morgen gedacht habe?

Do you know what I was thinking about this morning?

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Glaubst du, dass ich nicht daran gedacht habe?

Do you think I didn't think of that?

John ist älter, als ich gedacht habe.

John is older than I thought.

Maria sagte, dass es doch leichter sei, als sie gedacht habe.

Maria said that it was easier than she thought.

Dass ich daran nicht gedacht habe.

That I hadn't thought of that.

— Traum meines Lebens (1955)

Wisst ihr, was ich gedacht habe?

Do you know what I was thinking?

— Parasite (2019)

Tom hat gesagt, dass er gedacht habe, Mary sei hier glücklich.

Tom said he thought Mary would be happy here.

Weißt du, was ich gedacht habe?

Do you know what I was thinking?

— Der große Irrtum (1971)