Usage examples of "wondered" in English with translation to German

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He wondered why she did that. Er fragte sich, warum sie das tat.

The old man wondered why life had passed him by. Der alte Mann wunderte sich, warum das Leben an ihm vorbeigezogen war.

We wondered what we could do. Wir fragten uns, was wir tun könnten.

He wondered why she did not come. Er hat sich gefragt, warum sie nicht gekommen ist.

I wondered why people were staring at me. Ich fragte mich, warum mich die Leute anstarrten.

Tom wondered where Mary had spent the weekend. Tom fragte sich, wo Mary das Wochenende verbracht hatte.

Tom wondered how long John and Mary had been dating. Tom fragte sich, wie lange sich Johannes und Maria wohl schon träfen.

She wondered where Sam was and what he was doing. Sie fragte sich, wo Sam steckte und was er wohl gerade tat.

Have you ever wondered how many stars are in the sky? Hast du dich je gefragt, wie viele Sterne es am Himmel gibt?

I've always wondered what it'd be like to have siblings. Ich habe mich immer gefragt, wie es wäre, Geschwister zu haben.

Baffled by Sherlock Holmes' cryptic remarks, Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime. Verwirrt durch Sherlock Holmes rätselhafte Äußerungen, fragte sich Watson, ob Holmes absichtlich seine Überlegungen zu dem Verbrechen verheimlichte.

Having reached the end of this first sentence, in which the voodoo priestess had summoned them, they saw others and wondered how they could get to them together, inseparable Tom and Mary. Nachdem sie das Ende dieses ersten Satzes, in den sie die Voodoo-Priesterin heraufbeschworen hatte, erreicht hatten, entdeckten sie weitere Sätze und fragten sich, wie sie diese zusammen erreichen könnten, die Unzertrennlichen, Tom und Mary.

I wonder who discovered it. Ich frage mich, wer es entdeckt hat.

To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand. Überrascht sein, sich wundern, heißt anfangen, zu verstehen.

I wonder who to invite. Ich frage mich, wen ich einladen soll.

I wonder who they are. Ich frage mich, wer sie sind.

I wonder where she lives. Ich frage mich, wo sie wohnt.

I wonder what will happen. Ich frage mich, was geschehen wird.

I wonder if he is married. Ich frage mich, ob er verheiratet ist.

I wonder if dinner is ready. Ich frage mich, ob das Abendessen fertig ist.

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