A2Grammar
Hätte ich nur gewusst, wie schwierig das ist!
If only I had known how difficult that is!
In German
Hätte ich nur gewusst, wie schwierig das ist!
Het-tuh ish noor ge-voost, vee shvee-rikh das ist!
English
If only I had known how difficult that is!
Español
¡Si tan solo hubiera sabido lo difícil que es eso!
Italiano
Se solo avessi saputo quanto è difficile!
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- HätteHadAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
- ichIPronoun
- nuronlyParticle
- gewusstknownParticiple II of wissen
- ,Punctuation
- wiehowAdverb
- schwierigdifficultAdjective
- dasthatPronoun
- istisVerb
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv II (Past) with 'nur' for regretful wishes
Variations
Variations- Ich wünschte, ich hätte gewusst, wie schwierig das ist.I wish I had known how difficult that is.
- Wenn ich doch nur gewusst hätte, wie schwierig das ist!If only I had known how difficult that is!
FAQ
How do you say "If only I had known how difficult that is!" in German?
"If only I had known how difficult that is!" in German is "Hätte ich nur gewusst, wie schwierig das ist!" (Het-tuh ish noor ge-voost, vee shvee-rikh das ist!).
Related
If I had wings, I would fly around the world.
Wenn ich Flügel hätte, flöge ich um die Welt.
Ven ish flue-gel het-tuh, floe-guh ish um dee velt.
Would you feel like coming along?
Hättest du Lust, mitzukommen?
Het-test doo loost, mit-tsoo-kom-men?
One should go to the cinema again sometime.
Man müsste mal wieder ins Kino gehen.
Man muess-tuh mal vee-der ins kee-no geh-en.
It would be advisable to be careful.
Es wäre ratsam, vorsichtig zu sein.
Es veh-ruh raht-zahm, for-zikh-tikh tsoo zain.
The company announced that prices would be increased.
Die Firma teilte mit, die Preise würden erhöht.
Dee fir-mah tail-tuh mit, dee prai-zuh vuer-den er-hoeht.
I would like a cup of tea.
Ich hätte gern eine Tasse Tee.
Ish het-tuh gern ai-nuh tas-suh tay.
