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exactly what Used to emphasize that the information or thing being referred to is precise.
GE: Sie wusste genau, was sie tun musste.
EN: She knew exactly what she had to do.

Ich weiß nicht mehr genau, was damals war.

I don't remember exactly what happened back then.

— Suzume (2022)

Tom weiß genau, was für ein Mensch Maria ist.

Tom knows exactly what kind of person Maria is.

Sie weiß genau, was sie an dem Job hat.

She knows exactly what she has in this job.

— Parasite (2019)

Ihr wißt genau, was mir gefällt.

You know exactly what I like.

Bitte sagt mir genau, was ihr gesehen habt!

Please tell me exactly what you saw!

Ich dachte, ich wüsste genau, was ich wollte.

I thought I knew exactly what I wanted.

— Achteinhalb (1963)

Sie wissen genau, was sie tun.

They know exactly what they're doing.

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Sie wussten genau, was sie taten.

They knew exactly what they were doing.

Ich wusste genau, was sie gesagt hatte.

I knew exactly what she had said.

Tom verstand genau, was Mary meinte.

Tom understood exactly what Mary meant.

Tom wusste nicht genau, was Maria wollte, dass er tun soll.

Tom wasn’t exactly sure what Maria wanted him to do.

Du weißt verdammt genau, was ich meine.

You know damn well what I mean.

Er weiß genau, was er will.

He knows exactly what he wants.

Mary weiß genau, was sie tun muss.

Mary knows exactly what she has to do.

Ich weiß nie so genau, was im Kühlschrank ist.

I’m never quite sure what’s in the fridge.

— Frau ohne Gewissen (1944)

Tom weiß genau, was er tun muß.

Tom knows exactly what he has to do.

Irgendwas vermisse ich an dir, ich weiß nur nicht genau, was.

I miss something about you; I just don’t know exactly what.

— Pappa ante Portas (1991)

Es war genau, was ich brauchte.

It was exactly what I needed.

Ich weiß nicht genau, was das für Leute waren.

I don't know exactly what kind of people they were.

Also, ich weiß nicht genau, was es bedeutet.

Well, I don't really know what it means.

— Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002)

Sie wissen genau, was mir gefällt.

You know exactly what I like.

Es weiß genau, was wir tun werden, noch bevor wir es tun.

It knows exactly what we're going to do, even before we do it.

— Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

Mach genau, was der Arzt sagt.

Do exactly what the doctor says.

— Leben! (1994)

Das ist ja genau, was Ihnen fehlt.

That is precisely what you are missing.

— Er ist wieder da (2015)

Sie weiß genau, was sie sagt.

She knows exactly what she's saying.

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Tom erklärte genau, was er gesehen hatte.

Tom explained exactly what he had seen.

„ Ich verstehe genau, was du meinst.“–„ Ach ja?“

“I know exactly what you mean.” — “Oh, really?”

Tom wusste nicht genau, was Maria meinte.

Tom wasn't exactly sure what Maria meant.

Wir wissen also ziemlich genau, was da auf der anderen Seite ist?

So we know pretty much exactly what's on the other side?

— Interstellar (2014)

Aber ich weiß dafür genau, was richtig ist und was ein Mann tun sollte.

But I do know exactly what is right and what a man should do.

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

Wir wissen nicht genau, was es ist.

We don't know exactly what it is.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Bitte sagen Sie mir genau, was Sie gesehen haben!

Please tell me exactly what you saw!

Bitte sag mir genau, was du gesehen hast!

Please tell me exactly what you saw!

Man sieht ja nicht genau, was er macht.

You can’t really see exactly what he’s doing.

— Pappa ante Portas (1991)

Ich wußte nicht genau, was das war.

I didn't know exactly what that was.

Jetzt sag mir genau, was passiert ist.

Now tell me exactly what happened.

— Picknick (1955)