ni siquiera sabía que

didn't even know that

→ ni

phrase Uncommon #19,002

didn't even know that Used to express that someone was unaware of something, emphasizing that it was especially unexpected or surprising. The verb changes with the subject and tense, such as ni siquiera sabes que, “you don't even know that.”

SP: Ni siquiera sabía que vivías aquí.

EN: I didn't even know that you lived here.

Ni siquiera sabía que tuvieras un hijo.

I didn't even know you had a child.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Ni siquiera sabía que Tom tenía novia.

I didn't even know Tom had a girlfriend.

Te estoy diciendo que ni siquiera sabía que las tenía.

I'm telling you, I didn't even know I had them.

— Elena (2011)

Ni siquiera sabía que lo hacían en verde.

I didn't even know they did it in green.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Yo ni siquiera sabía que tú sabías.

I didn't even know you knew.

Ni siquiera sabía que Tom conociera a Mary.

I didn't even know Tom knew Mary.

Hasta hace poco ni siquiera sabía que él es mi padre.

Until recently, I didn't even know he was my father.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

Y es una sensación que ni siquiera sabía que era posible.

And it's a feeling I didn't even know was possible.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Dan ni siquiera sabía que lo habían manipulado.

Dan didn't even know that it had been tampered with.

Ni siquiera sabía que eras sexualmente activa.

I didn't even know you were sexually active.

— Juno (2007)

Yo ni siquiera sabía que eso existía.

I didn’t even know that existed.

Y yo ni siquiera sabía que las vecinas de mi tío fueran tan hermosas.

And I didn't even know that my uncle's neighbors were so beautiful.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)