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Wenn ich gewusst hätte, wie anstrengend es ist, hätte ich es nicht gemacht.

If I had known how exhausting it is, I wouldn't have done it.

In German

Wenn ich gewusst hätte, wie anstrengend es ist, hätte ich es nicht gemacht.

ven ish ge-vust het-te, vee an-shtren-gent es ist, het-te ish es nisht ge-makht.
English
If I had known how exhausting it is, I wouldn't have done it.
Español
Si hubiera sabido lo agotador que es, no lo habría hecho.
Italiano
Se avessi saputo quanto è faticoso, non l'avrei fatto.

Sentence Breakdown

  • WennIfconjunction
  • ichIpronoun
  • gewusstknownparticiple II of wissen
  • hättehadauxiliary verb, Konjunktiv II of haben
  • wiehowadverb
  • anstrengendexhaustingadjective
  • esitpronoun
  • istisverb, present tense of sein
  • hättewould haveauxiliary verb, Konjunktiv II of haben
  • ichIpronoun
  • esitpronoun
  • nichtnotnegation
  • gemachtdoneparticiple II of machen

Grammar Point

Konjunktiv II der Vergangenheit (Unreal condition in the past).

Variations

  • Hätte ich gewusst, wie anstrengend es ist, hätte ich es nicht gemacht.
    Had I known how exhausting it is, I wouldn't have done it.
  • Ich hätte es nicht gemacht, wenn ich gewusst hätte, wie anstrengend es ist.
    I wouldn't have done it if I had known how exhausting it is.

FAQ

How do you say "If I had known how exhausting it is, I wouldn't have done it." in German?

"If I had known how exhausting it is, I wouldn't have done it." in German is "Wenn ich gewusst hätte, wie anstrengend es ist, hätte ich es nicht gemacht." (ven ish ge-vust het-te, vee an-shtren-gent es ist, het-te ish es nisht ge-makht.).

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