This is the 6723rd most frequent Dutch word.
wist
"Wist" means "knew" in English.
In this sentence, 'wist' represents the past tense form of 'weten', which means 'to know'. It is used to indicate that the subject was unaware of information in the past.
Hij wist niet dat het gisteren regende.
He did not know that it rained yesterday.
Here, 'wist' again is the past tense of 'weten'. It implies that the subject already possessed the knowledge before the mentioned event or time.
Ik wist al dat ze zou komen.
I already knew that she would come.
In this interrogative sentence, 'wist' in past tense is used to inquire about someone's knowledge prior to a particular action or situation.