A2Grammar
Ich hätte gern gewusst, warum er das getan hat.
I would have liked to know why he did that.
In German
Ich hätte gern gewusst, warum er das getan hat.
Ish het-tuh gern ge-voost, vah-rum er das guh-tahn hat.
English
I would have liked to know why he did that.
Español
Me hubiera gustado saber por qué hizo eso.
Italiano
Avrei voluto sapere perché l'ha fatto.
Sentence Breakdown
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- IchIPronoun
- hättewould haveAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
- gerngladly / likedAdverb
- gewusstknownParticiple II of wissen
- ,Punctuation
- warumwhyAdverb
- erhePronoun
- dasthatPronoun
- getandoneParticiple II of tun
- hathasAuxiliary verb
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv II (Past) for unfulfilled past wishes/curiosity
Variations
Variations- Ich wünschte, ich hätte gewusst, warum er das getan hat.I wish I had known why he did that.
- Es wäre gut gewesen, wenn ich gewusst hätte, warum er das getan hat.It would have been good if I had known why he did that.
FAQ
How do you say "I would have liked to know why he did that." in German?
"I would have liked to know why he did that." in German is "Ich hätte gern gewusst, warum er das getan hat." (Ish het-tuh gern ge-voost, vah-rum er das guh-tahn hat.).
Related
If you asked me, I would say yes.
Wenn du mich fragtest, würde ich ja sagen.
Ven doo mikh frahg-test, vuer-duh ish yah zah-gen.
I would like a coffee.
Ich hätte gerne einen Kaffee.
ish het-te ger-ne ey-nen ka-fey
I would rather stay at home.
Ich würde lieber zu Hause bleiben.
Ish vuer-duh lee-ber tsoo how-zuh blai-ben.
It would be a good idea to revise the project.
Es wäre eine gute Idee, das Projekt zu überarbeiten.
Es veh-ruh ai-nuh goo-tuh ee-deh, das pro-yekt tsoo ue-ber-ar-bai-ten.
She asked when he would return.
Sie fragte, wann er zurückkäme.
Zee frahg-tuh, van er tsoo-ruek-keh-muh.
I would prefer a water.
Ich hätte lieber ein Wasser.
Ish het-tuh lee-ber ain vas-ser.
