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man hat uns

we were …

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we were … With a past participle, this construction often translates into English as a passive sentence. “Man” means people in general or someone.
GE: Man hat uns eingeladen.
EN: We were invited.

Man hat uns Unrecht getan.

We have been wronged.

— Gangs of Wasseypur - Teil 1 (2012)

Aber man hat uns vergessen.

But we have been forgotten.

— Die Flucht ins Ungewisse (1988)

Man hat uns gesagt, wir sollen dort hingehen.

We were told to go there.

— Der unsichtbare Gast (2017)

Man hat uns erlaubt, zu gewinnen.

We were allowed to win.

— Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Man hat uns gesagt, dass die Mädchen nicht raus dürfen.

We were told that the girls are not allowed to go out.

— The Flowers of War (2011)

Man hat uns bestohlen!

We’ve been robbed!

Man hat uns getäuscht.

We were deceived.

Scheiße, man hat uns eingeschlossen!

Shit, we're locked in!

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)

Man hat uns gebeten, das nicht mehr zu tun.

We were asked not to do that anymore.