я думал, ты погиб

I thought you were dead

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phrase Rare #50,004
I thought you were dead Uses masculine forms for both the speaker and the person being addressed.
RU: Я думал, ты погиб в аварии.
EN: I thought you died in the accident.

Я думал, ты погиб.

I thought you were dead.

— Плата за страх (1953)

А я думал, ты погиб в мотеле.

And I thought you’d died in the motel.

— Город бога (2002)

Я думал, ты погиб, мальчик мой!

I thought you were dead, my boy!

— Индиана Джонс и последний крестовый поход (1989)

Черт, я думал, ты погиб в мотеле.

Damn, I thought you died at the motel.

— Город бога (2002)