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
Sentence BreakdownWord
Translation
Role
- ErHePronoun
- hättewould haveAuxiliary verb (Konjunktiv II of haben)
- esitPronoun
- wissenknownVerb (Infinitive)
- müssenhad toModal verb (Infinitive)
Grammar Point
Konjunktiv II (Past) with modal verbs for unfulfilled obligations/expectations
Variations
Variations- Er müsste es gewusst haben.He must have known it. (stronger assumption)
- Er sollte es gewusst haben.He should have known it.
FAQ
How do you say "He should have known it." in German?
"He should have known it." in German is "Er hätte es wissen müssen." (Er het-tuh es vis-sen muess-sen.).
Related
He said he would take care of that tomorrow.
Er sagte, er werde das morgen erledigen.
Er sag-tuh, er ver-duh das mor-gen er-leh-dee-gen.
It would be nice if you could visit us.
Es wäre schön, wenn du uns besuchen könntest.
Es veh-ruh shoen, ven doo uns be-zoo-khen koen-test.
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.
She asked that she be left in peace.
Sie bat, man möge sie in Ruhe lassen.
Zee bat, man moe-guh zee in roo-uh las-sen.
If only it weren't so complicated!
Wenn es doch nicht so kompliziert wäre!
Ven es dokh nisht zo kom-pli-tseert veh-ruh!
He acted as if he had heard nothing.
Er tat so, als habe er nichts gehört.
Er taht zo, als hah-buh er nisht geh-hoert.
