sabía que podía contar con

knew that … could count on

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knew that … could count on The subject of “sabía” and “podía” depends on context; the phrase is followed by the person or thing someone can count on.
SP: Sabía que podía contar con mis amigos.
EN: I knew I could count on my friends.

Sabía que podía contar con usted.

I knew I could count on you.

Yo sabía que podía contar con Mary.

I knew I could count on Mary.

Tom sabía que podía contar con Mary.

Tom knew he could count on Mary.