sagte, er wisse

said he knew

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said he knew Used to introduce indirect speech. The form „wisse“ is the subjunctive used for reported speech; with „nicht“, it means “said he didn’t know.”

GE: Anna sagte, er wisse die Antwort nicht.

EN: Anna said he didn’t know the answer.

Tom sagte, er wisse es nicht.

Tom said he didn't know.

Tom sagte, er wisse nicht, wo Maria wohne.

Tom said he didn’t know where Maria lived.

Tom sagte, er wisse nicht, warum Maria wütend sei.

Tom said he didn't know why Maria was angry.

Tom sagte, er wisse nicht, was in der Kiste sei.

Tom said he didn't know what was in the box.

Tom sagte, er wisse nicht, warum Maria das tun müsse.

Tom said he didn't know why Maria had to do that.

Tom sagte, er wisse, wer es getan habe.

Tom said he knew who did it.

Tom sagte, er wisse nicht, was Maria tun solle.

Tom said he didn't know what Maria should do.

Der Lehrer sagte, er wisse die Antwort auf meine Frage nicht.

The teacher said he didn’t know the answer to my question.