wissen können, dass

have known that

→ wissen

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have known that Used to say that someone was able to know something, often in the past or in a counterfactual question like “How could I have known that?”

GE: Wie hätte ich wissen können, dass du schon hier bist?

EN: How could I have known that you were already here?

Wie hättest du nur wissen können, dass es Tom war?

How could you have known it was Tom?

Du hättest nicht wissen können, dass ich im Hotel bin.

You couldn't have known that I was at the hotel.

— Der große Irrtum (1971)

Ich hätte absolut nicht wissen können, dass man dort nicht parken kann.

I absolutely could not have known that parking was not allowed there.

— Wild Tales - Jeder dreht mal durch! (2014)

Wie hast du wissen können, dass das passieren würde?

How did you know this would happen?