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  2. /Simple past of modal verbs (musste, wollte...)
  3. /schaffen

schaffen

schaffen
to manage / to accomplish
From Lesson 91:Simple past of modal verbs (musste, wollte...)·German

Usages of schaffen

Ich wollte die Prüfung ohne Hilfe schaffen, aber ich konnte es nicht.
I wanted to pass the exam without help, but I couldn't.
Wir wollten es versuchen, aber wir konnten es nicht schaffen.
We wanted to try it, but we could not manage it.
Die unabhängige Arbeit war frustrierend, aber wir hatten es selber geschafft.
The independent work was frustrating, but we had managed it ourselves.

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