no tenía ni idea

had no idea

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phrase Rare #28,882
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.

No tenía ni idea de dónde estabas.

I had no idea where you were.

Al principio, no tenía ni idea del porqué.

At first, I had no idea why.

No tenía ni idea que supieras tanto sobre esas cosas.

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

— स्वदेस (2004)

El pobre chico no tenía ni idea de qué hacer.

The poor boy had no idea what to do.

Yo no tenía ni idea.

I had no idea.

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

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)

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)