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Ich dachte wir wären Freunde.

Ich dachte wir wären Freunde.
I thought we were friends.
(a common way of speech)

A more formal version would be:

Ich dachte, daß wir Freunde sind.

or with the use of conjunctive:

Ich dachte, wir wären Freunde.

(implying that apparently that is not the case)

From Lesson 38:Die Geschichte des kleinen Mannes -Teil 10·German
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Note

(a common way of speech)

A more formal version would be:

Ich dachte, daß wir Freunde sind.

or with the use of conjunctive:

Ich dachte, wir wären Freunde.

(implying that apparently that is not the case)

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