Unfulfilled past obligations (had moeten...)

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practical
praktisch
the direction / the field of study
de richting
I should have chosen a practical direction.
Ik had een praktische richting moeten kiezen.
to persevere (push through)
doorzetten
We had the chance, so we should have persevered.
We hadden de kans, dus we hadden moeten doorzetten.
the thesis
de scriptie
to complete / to finish (wrap up, round off)
afronden
He should have already completed his thesis last year.
Hij had zijn scriptie vorig jaar al moeten afronden.
to supervise / to guide
begeleiden
inexperienced
onervaren
The instructor should have supervised me better, because I was inexperienced.
De docent had me beter moeten begeleiden, want ik was onervaren.
useful
nuttig
the skill
de vaardigheid
I should have learned this useful skill earlier.
Ik had deze nuttige vaardigheid eerder moeten leren.
If I weren't so inexperienced, I could have accepted that offer.
Als ik niet zo onervaren was, had ik dat aanbod kunnen aannemen.
They should have practiced more practical skills.
Ze hadden meer praktische vaardigheden moeten oefenen.
Who should have supervised your thesis actually?
Wie had jouw scriptie eigenlijk moeten begeleiden?
You should have persevered, then you could have completed the program.
Je had moeten doorzetten, dan had je de opleiding kunnen afronden.
Should we have chosen another direction back then?
Hadden we toen een andere richting moeten kiezen?
the possibility
de mogelijkheid
The possibility could have been useful.
De mogelijkheid had nuttig kunnen zijn.
You should have used the possibility.
Je had de mogelijkheid moeten gebruiken.

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