hat man uns

we were

→ haben
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we were Impersonal construction with man; often translated as a passive meaning like 'we were' or 'they ... us,' depending on context.
GE: Da hat man uns wieder hereingelegt.
EN: There we were tricked again.

Von Kind auf hat man uns erzählt, das Leben sei ein Wettrennen.

From childhood, we have been told that life is a race.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Fast alles hat man uns genommen.

They took almost everything from us.

— Aguirre, der Zorn Gottes (1972)

Na, endlich hat man uns Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt.

Well, finally someone's paying attention to us.

— Moskau glaubt den Tränen nicht (1980)

Verflucht hat man uns.

We were cursed.

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (2003)

In der Schule hat man uns das nicht beigebracht.

They didn't teach us that at school.

Verflucht hat man uns und verjagt!

We were cursed and driven away!

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (2003)

Da hat man uns wohl erwischt.

We must have been caught.