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nós soubéssemos

knew

→ saber
soub to know + éssemos 1st-person plural imperfect subjunctive
verb · 1st-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #42,815
knew Used in hypothetical or wished-for situations; the English translation may be “knew” or “were to know,” depending on context.
PO: Se soubéssemos a resposta, contaríamos a você.
EN: If we knew the answer, we would tell you.
Conjugation of saber
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First soubesse soubéssemos
Third soubesse soubessem

Queria que soubéssemos disso antes.

I wish we had known that sooner.

— Kung-Fusão (2004)

Como se não soubéssemos o que aconteceu com ele.

As if we didn't know what happened to him.

— Ainda Estou Aqui (2024)

O que eles poderiam talvez nos dizer, que já não soubéssemos?

What could they possibly tell us that we didn't already know?

Se soubéssemos o que houve, teríamos lhes contado quando chegaram.

If we had known what happened, we would have told them when they arrived.

— [REC] (2007)