A2Grammar

Er hätte es wissen müssen.

He should have known it.

In German

Er hätte es wissen müssen.

Er het-tuh es vis-sen muess-sen.
🇬🇧 English
He should have known it.
🇪🇸 Español
Él debería haberlo sabido.
🇮🇹 Italiano
Avrebbe dovuto saperlo.

Sentence Breakdown

WordTranslationRole
ErHePronoun
hättewould haveAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
esitPronoun
wissenknownVerb (Infinitive)
müssenhad toModal verb (Infinitive)
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Grammar Point

Konjunktiv II (Past) with modal verbs for unfulfilled obligations/expectations

Variations

Er müsste es gewusst haben.
He must have known it. (stronger assumption)
Er sollte es gewusst haben.
He should have known it.

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