no tenía ni idea

had no idea

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phrase Rare #29,062
had no idea Used to say you did not know something at all. Often emphasizes complete lack of knowledge.
SP: No tenía ni idea de que ya habías llegado.
EN: I had no idea you had already arrived.

No tenía ni idea de quién era.

I had no idea who he was.

El pobre chico no tenía ni idea de qué hacer.

The poor boy had no idea what to do.

No tenía ni idea de dónde estabas.

I had no idea where you were.

No tenía ni idea que supieras tanto sobre esas cosas.

I had no idea you knew so much about those things.

— स्वदेस (2004)

No me acuerdo, yo no tenía ni idea.

I don't remember, I had no idea.

— Tesis (1996)

No tenía ni idea de quién eran o cómo habían llegado allí.

I had no idea who they were or how they had gotten there.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Al principio, no tenía ni idea del porqué.

At first, I had no idea why.

Yo no tenía ni idea.

I had no idea.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

No tenía ni idea de lo bien que éramos.

I had no idea how good we were.

— La asistenta (2025)

No tenía ni idea.

I had no idea.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)