हमें लगा

we thought

→ हम
phrase Uncommon #3,275
we thought Literally, “it seemed to us”; used to express an impression or belief.
HI: हमें लगा कि दुकान बंद है।
EN: We thought the shop was closed.

हमें लगा कि वो खिसक लिए।

We thought they had slipped away.

— पीके (2014)

दूध जैसी सफेद है, हमें लगा ब्राह्मण होगी।

She’s as white as milk, so we thought she must be a Brahmin.

— बजरंगी भाईजान (2015)

हमें लगा अम्मा गईं।

We thought Amma had passed away.

— Pagglait (2021)

लेकिन हमें लगा, ऐसे ही होता होगा।

But we thought that was just how it worked.

— Pagglait (2021)

उस वक़्त हमें लगा कि कटहल ढूँढने से ज़्यादा ज़रूरी लड़की को ढूँढना है।

At that moment, we felt that finding the girl was more important than finding the jackfruit.

— Kathal (2023)

उस दिन तुमने डांटा था ना, हमें लगा बात तो सही कही है।

You scolded us that day, remember? We thought you were right.

— Kathal (2023)

हमें लगा हमने उन्हें घेर लिया, सर।

We thought we had them surrounded, sir.

— రౌద్రం రణం రుధిరం (2022)