ya lo sabías

you already knew it

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phrase Rare #30,674

you already knew it Used when talking to someone about something they knew before. The pronoun lo refers to a fact or situation already understood from context.

SP: No te lo dije porque ya lo sabías.

EN: I didn’t tell you because you already knew it.

Pensé que ya lo sabías.

I thought you already knew.

— El recuerdo de Marnie (2014)

Ya lo sabías, ¿verdad?

You already knew, didn’t you?

Pero tú ya lo sabías.

But you already knew that.

Pero ya lo sabías.

But you already knew that.

— Hamnet (2025)

Mi padre era un monstruo, ya lo sabías.

My father was a monster, you already knew that.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Hamnet, pensé que ya lo sabías.

Hamnet, I thought you already knew that.

— Hamnet (2025)

Acabas de decir que ya lo sabías.

You just said you already knew.

Creo que ya lo sabías.

I think you already knew that.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Ya lo sabías.

You already knew it.