zweimal hinsehen müssen

German

Alternative forms

  • zweimal hingucken müssen
  • zweimal hinkucken müssen
  • zweimal hinschauen müssen

Etymology

Literally: “to have to look twice”.

Verb

zweimal hinsehen müssen

  1. to do a double take
    Ich musste zweimal hinsehen, als ich den Rehbock in meinem Garten bemerkte.
    I did a double take when I noticed the roebuck in my garden.

Usage notes

  • In German, müssen is always part of the construction. Similarly, in English, there is not much of a difference between “I did a double take” and “I had to do a double take”.

Conjugation

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