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No. 1,252 in German

wissen

"Wissen" means "to know" in English.

In a sentence

  • Ich weiß, dass morgen ein Feiertag ist.

    I know that tomorrow is a holiday.

    Here 'wissen' is used in its conjugated form 'weiß' to indicate knowledge of a particular fact, which is explained in the clause 'dass morgen ein Feiertag ist.'

  • Weißt du, wo die Schlüssel sind?

    Do you know where the keys are?

    In this sentence, 'wissen' is conjugated to 'weißt' in the second person singular, used to inquire about someone's knowledge of a subject, specifically the location of the keys.

  • Wir wissen nicht, ob sie kommen wird.

    We do not know if she will come.

    The verb 'wissen' in its conjugated form 'wissen' for the first person plural expresses lack of knowledge about a situation stated in the clause 'ob sie kommen wird.'

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