ya lo sabías

you already knew it

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phrase Rare #30,498

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.

Ya lo sabías.

You already knew it.

Acabas de decir que ya lo sabías.

You just said you already knew.

Mi padre era un monstruo, ya lo sabías.

My father was a monster, you already knew that.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Pero ya lo sabías.

But you already knew that.

— Hamnet (2025)

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?

Creo que ya lo sabías.

I think you already knew that.

— Las flores de la guerra (2011)

Hamnet, pensé que ya lo sabías.

Hamnet, I thought you already knew that.

— Hamnet (2025)

Pero tú ya lo sabías.

But you already knew that.