hat's erwischt

got someone; hit or affected someone

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got someone; hit or affected someone Colloquial expression, often used to say that someone has been struck by misfortune, caught an illness, or been hit. “Hat’s” is a contraction of “hat es.”

GE: Dan hat's erwischt.

EN: Dan got hit.

Mich hat's erwischt.

I've been hit.

— The Rip (2026)

Tjaden hat's erwischt.

Tjaden’s been hit.

— Im Westen nichts Neues (2022)

Orange hat's erwischt.

Orange got caught.

— Reservoir Dogs - Wilde Hunde (1992)

Alex hat's erwischt!

Alex got it!

— Gefangen im Kaukasus (1996)

Dan hat's erwischt.

Then Dan got it.

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)