he knew
Er wußte, dass du die Kassette hast!
He knew you had the cassette!
— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)
Er wußte, was er ihr sagen würde.
He knew what he would say to her.
Er wußte noch, was ich getan hatte.
He still knew what I had done.
Er wußte, wie es war, ausgeschlossen zu sein.
He knew what it was like to be excluded.