How to Say “मुझे लगा” in English – “I Thought” Examples & Usage

Hindi Sentences:

1. मुझे लगा तुमने खाना खा लिया होगा।
2. उसे लगा मैं ऑफिस चला गया हूँ।
3. हमें लगा आज बारिश होगी।

Description:
Learn how to translate the Hindi phrase “मुझे लगा” into English as “I thought”, with proper sentence structures to express past assumptions or beliefs.

Grammar Rule:

Hindi Structure: [Subject] + लगा + [that clause]
English Structure: [Subject] + thought + [that clause]

Sentence Formation:

• मुझे लगा… → I thought…
• उसे लगा… → He/She thought…
• हमें लगा… → We thought…

Examples (Hindi & English):

No.	Hindi Sentence	English Translation
1	मुझे लगा वह स्कूल जा चुका है	I thought he had gone to school
2	मुझे लगा आपने चाय पी ली है	I thought you had taken tea
3	मुझे लगा आपकी ट्रेन छूट गई है	I thought you had missed the train
4	उसे लगा मैं सो चुका हूँ	He thought I had slept
5	उन्हें लगा हम आज नहीं जाएँगे	They thought we wouldn’t go today
6	बंटी को लगा रेश्मा घर जा रही है	Bunti thought Reshma was going home
7	मुझे लगा तुम मुझसे नाराज हो	I thought you were angry with me
8	उसे लगा मैं झूठ बोल रहा हूँ	She thought I was lying
9	हमें लगा यह काम आसान होगा	We thought this work would be easy
10	तुम्हें लगा मैं तुम्हें भूल गया	You thought I had forgotten you
11	मुझे लगा यहाँ कोई नहीं आएगा	I thought nobody would come here
12	उसे लगा उसका फोन खो गया है	He thought he had lost his phone
13	हमें लगा तुम्हें पता होगा	We thought you would know
14	मुझे लगा वह डॉक्टर है	I thought he was a doctor
15	उन्हें लगा हम जीत जाएँगे	They thought we would win

5 Hindi Practice Sentences (Translate into English):

1. मुझे लगा तुमने अपना होमवर्क पूरा कर लिया होगा
2. उसे लगा मैं उसकी मदद कर दूँगा
3. हमें लगा आज छुट्टी होगी
4. तुम्हें लगा मैं तुम्हारा इंतज़ार कर रहा हूँगा
5. उन्हें लगा हम यह समझ गए होंगे

Important Notes:

1. Use past perfect (had + V3) for actions completed before the thought
2. Use simple past for simultaneous actions
3. Use “would” for future-in-the-past constructions