sabíamos que

we knew that

→ saber
phrase Uncommon #17,833
we knew that Used to say that something was known in the past. It is the imperfect form of saber with que + clause.
SP: Sabíamos que venías hoy.
EN: We knew you were coming today.

Sabíamos que había un manantial en Romarins, pero no dijimos nada.

We knew there was a spring in Romarins, but we didn't say anything.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

Sabíamos que teníamos al menos un topo en la organización.

We knew we had at least one mole in the organization.

No sabíamos que Mary estaba casada.

We didn't know Mary was married.

Todos sabíamos que Don Calogero estaba enfermo del corazón desde hacía tiempo.

We all knew that Don Calogero had been suffering from heart disease for some time.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

Sabíamos que ella no podría venir.

We knew she wouldn't be able to come.

Sabíamos que la gente estaría preocupada, y aun así huimos de todos modos.

We knew people would be worried, and yet we ran away anyway.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Sabíamos que él se había ido antes de que llegáramos.

We knew he had left before we arrived.

Todos sabíamos que este día llegaría.

We all knew this day would come.

Admito que sabíamos que íbamos a tener problemas.

I admit that we knew we were going to have problems.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Sabíamos que esto podía suceder algún día.

We knew this could happen someday.

— Ne Zha (2019)

Sabíamos que tendríamos que lidiar con ellos en algún momento.

We knew we would have to deal with them at some point.

— Caza en la noche (2019)

Porque no sabíamos que nunca iba a ganar La Garra.

Because we didn't know that La Garra was never going to win.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Así que no sabíamos que tenían un lugar al que no llegaban los osos.

So we didn't know they had a place where the bears couldn't reach.

— Eternity (2025)

Sabíamos que hoy es su cumpleaños.

We knew that today is their birthday.

Sabíamos que un día todo el mundo lo vería.

We knew that one day everyone would see it.

Todos sabíamos que Tom estaba en problemas, pero ninguno hizo nada para ayudar.

We all knew Tom was in trouble, but none of us did anything to help.

Sabíamos que este día llegaría.

We knew this day would come.

— Who Am I: Ningún sistema es seguro (2014)

Sabíamos que lo pusieron aquí.

We knew they put it here.

Sabíamos que éramos mejores que eso.

We knew we were better than that.