gegangen sei

had gone

→ gehen

phrase Rare #40,949

had gone Used in reported speech as the subjunctive perfect form; depending on context, it can also mean “had left.”

GE: Er sagte, dass sie schon gegangen sei.

EN: He said that she had already left.

Er sagte mir, daß er zu Fuß nach Hause gegangen sei.

He told me that he walked home.

Sie bestritt, dass sie früh gegangen sei.

She denied that she had left early.

Sie hat bestritten, dass sie früh gegangen sei.

She denied that she left early.

Tom hat gesagt, dass Mary gegangen sei.

Tom said that Mary had left.

Ich fragte Tom, wohin er gegangen sei.

I asked Tom where he had gone.