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man hätte

one would have

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one would have With a verb followed by “sollen,” it often means “one should have.”
GE: Man hätte früher anfangen sollen.
EN: One should have started earlier.

Man hätte mich eher unterrichten sollen.

I should have been taught earlier.

Ihn denken zu lassen, man hätte ihm etwas voraus.

To make him think you had the upper hand.

— Feld der Träume (1989)

Man hätte einen anderen Sprecher wählen sollen.

They should have chosen a different speaker.

Man hätte Sie nicht erblinden lassen, sondern Sie töten sollen.

They should not have let you go blind; they should have killed you.

— Andhadhun (2018)

Man hätte mich doch verständigen können.

They could have at least communicated with me.

— Sprich mit ihr (2002)

Man hätte das Tor zehn Meter weiter südlich anbringen sollen.

The gate should have been placed ten meters further south.

— Memories of Murder (2003)

Man hätte mich mit einer Feder umwerfen können.

I was so surprised, you could have knocked me over with a feather.

Man hätte Sie engagieren sollen.

They should have hired you.

— Tatsächlich... Liebe (2003)

Man hätte es mir ansehen müssen.

You should have been able to tell by looking at me.

Man hätte Tom wählen sollen.

Tom should have been elected.