No. 551 in Danish
vidste
"Vidste" means "knew" in English.
In a sentence
Jeg vidste ikke, at hun kom til mødet.
I did not know that she was coming to the meeting.
Here 'vidste' is the past tense of the verb 'vide', conveying a past realized state of not knowing.
Vidste du, at det skulle regne i dag?
Did you know that it would rain today?
In this sentence, 'vidste' is used to express a question regarding a past state of knowing or being informed.
Han vidste, hvad der var sket i går.
He knew what had happened yesterday.
'Vidste' is employed here to depict a past state of knowledge about an event that occurred in the past.
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