supieran

(that) they knew

→ saber
supier know + an 3rd-person plural imperfect subjunctive
verb · plural · subjunctive Rare #27,905
(that) they knew Imperfect subjunctive (ellos/ellas/ustedes) of “saber”; often used after expressions like “quería que…”, “dudaba que…”, etc.
SP: Quería que supieran la verdad.
EN: I wanted them to know the truth.
Conjugation of saber
Subjunctive
SingularPlural
Second — sepáis
supieran

Si ellos sólo supieran que yo existo.

If only they knew I existed.

— Elena (2011)

Yo quería que supieran que era un músico hermoso.

I wanted them to know that he was a beautiful musician.

— Whiplash (2014)

Quería que todos supieran que las cosas habían cambiado.

I wanted everyone to know that things had changed.

Ah, los tontos, ¡si supieran!

Ah, the fools, if only they knew!

Tom no quería que sus amigos supieran que era camello.

Tom didn’t want his friends to know that he was a drug dealer.

Nada que no supieran.

Nothing they didn't already know.

— El club de los poetas muertos (1989)

Es como si todos ya supieran de la historia.

It's like everyone already knows the story.

Si ellos supieran algo, nos lo dirían.

If they knew something, they would tell us.

Si supieran lo que hay ahí, ya estaríamos muertos.

If they knew what was in there, we'd already be dead.

— El botín (2026)

Van hacia ti como si supieran algo.

They come towards you as if they know something.

Ella se casó sin que sus padres supieran.

She got married without her parents knowing.