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  2. /Past unreal passive with modals (hätte ... werden müssen)
  3. /verhindern

verhindern

verhindern
to prevent
From Lesson 414:Past unreal passive with modals (hätte ... werden müssen)·German

Usages of verhindern

Die Zugluft hätte unbedingt verhindert werden müssen.
The draft absolutely should have been prevented.
Dieser Windstoß hätte durch ein geschlossenes Fenster verhindert werden können.
This gust of wind could have been prevented by a closed window.
Er wusste die schnelle Übernahme dreier Firmen zu verhindern.
He knew how to prevent the quick takeover of three companies.

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