zu wissen, was

to know what

→ zu

phrase Uncommon #10,848

to know what Used before another clause; often with verbs like glauben or sich einbilden to mean someone thinks they know something.

GE: Ich möchte zu wissen, was du darüber denkst.

EN: I want to know what you think about it.

Man braucht wenig Fantasie um zu wissen, was zwischen den beiden passiert.

It doesn't take much imagination to know what happens between the two of them.

— Die amerikanische Nacht (1973)

Sind Sie sich sicher zu wissen, was Tom und Maria wollen?

Are you sure you know what Tom and Maria want?

Sie scheinen als einzige zu wissen, was Tom hier will.

You seem to be the only ones who know what Tom wants here.

Aber ich will nicht sterben, ohne zu wissen, was mit meiner Mutter ist.

But I don't want to die without knowing what has happened to my mother.

— Volver - Zurückkehren (2006)

Maria glaubte zu wissen, was Tom vorhabe.

Maria thought she knew what Tom was planning.

Er glaubt zu wissen, was er tun muß.

He thinks he knows what he has to do.

Tom scheint nie zu wissen, was er sagen soll.

Tom never seems to know what to say.

Du scheinst als einziger zu wissen, was Tom hier will.

You seem to be the only one who knows what Tom wants here.

Ich dachte immer, alles zu wissen, was in meinem Königreich vor sich geht.

I always thought I knew everything that was going on in my kingdom.

— Hero (2002)

Tom glaubte zu wissen, was Maria vorhabe.

Tom thought he knew what Maria was planning.

Sie scheinen als einziger zu wissen, was Tom hier will.

You seem to be the only one who knows what Tom wants here.

Maria schien zu wissen, was sie tat.

Maria seemed to know what she was doing.

Es ist besser, nichts zu wissen, als etwas zu wissen, was nicht so ist.

It is better to know nothing than to know something that isn’t true.

Ich bin Meister darin, zu wissen, was geht und was nicht.

I am a master at knowing what is possible and what is not.

— Control (2007)

Sie schien nicht zu wissen, was sie tat.

She seemed not to know what she was doing.

Wieder ein Jahr, in dem wir vorgeben zu wissen, was wir tun.

Another year of pretending we know what we're doing.

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Er schien zu wissen, was er tat.

He seemed to know what he was doing.

Tom glaubt zu wissen, was Mary macht.

Tom thinks he knows what Mary is doing.

Seid ihr euch sicher zu wissen, was Tom und Maria wollen?

Are you sure you know what Tom and Maria want?

Tom schien nicht zu wissen, was er tat.

Tom didn’t seem to know what he was doing.

Wie weiß ich 's ohne zu wissen, was ich kaufe?

How am I supposed to know if I don’t know what I’m buying?

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Er behauptet zu wissen, was ich meinte, aber er hat keine Ahnung.

He claims to know what I meant, but he hasn’t got a clue.

Es scheint niemand zu wissen, was mit ihm geschehen ist.

No one seems to know what happened to him.

Maria glaubte zu wissen, was zu tun sei.

Maria thought she knew what to do.

Es wäre interessant zu wissen, was sie damit sagen wollte.

It would be interesting to know what she meant by that.

Es ist unmöglich zu wissen, was als nächstes passieren wird.

It is impossible to know what will happen next.

Tom und Maria schienen zu wissen, was sie wollten.

Tom and Maria seemed to know what they wanted.