habe ich nicht gedacht

I didn't think of that

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I didn't think of that Often used to say that something hadn't occurred to you. With “hätte ich nicht gedacht,” it means “I wouldn't have thought that.”

GE: Daran habe ich nicht gedacht.

EN: I didn't think of that.

Daran habe ich nicht gedacht.

I hadn't thought of that.

— Asterix & Obelix - Mission Kleopatra (2002)

Das habe ich nicht gedacht.

I didn't think of that.

Wie ich sagte, daran habe ich nicht gedacht.

Like I said, I hadn't thought of that.

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

Nein, das habe ich nicht gedacht.

No, I didn’t think that.