er wußte

he knew

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he knew The spelling “wußte” is the older spelling; the current spelling is “wusste.”
GE: Er blieb ruhig, denn er wußte es zu nutzen.
EN: He stayed calm because he knew how to use it.

Er wußte, dass du die Kassette hast!

He knew you had the cassette!

— Tesis - Faszination des Grauens (1996)

Er wußte es.

He knew it.

— Das Boot (1981)

Er wußte, was er ihr sagen würde.

He knew what he would say to her.

Der Boss, er wußte es.

The boss knew it.

— Das Boot (1981)

Er wußte noch, was ich getan hatte.

He still knew what I had done.

Er wußte es zu nutzen.

He knew how to use it.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Er wußte nicht, wo sein Schirm war.

He didn't know where his umbrella was.

Er wußte, wie es war, ausgeschlossen zu sein.

He knew what it was like to be excluded.