geglaubt

This is the 4360th most frequent German word.


geglaubt

Believed.


In this sentence, 'geglaubt' is the past participle of the verb 'glauben,' used in the present perfect tense to express a belief about an event expected at a previous time.

Ich habe geglaubt, dass er gestern kommt.

I believed that he would come yesterday.


Here, 'geglaubt' signifies a mistaken belief held over a prolonged period, highlighting the change of perspective.

Maria hat lange geglaubt, dass die Erde eine Scheibe ist.

Maria long believed that the Earth is a disk.


In this example, 'geglaubt' is utilized in a conditional past perfect construction to denote an unrealized expectation or belief.

Er hätte nie geglaubt, dass er so erfolgreich sein würde.

He would never have believed that he would be so successful.