No. 1,316 in Swedish
visste
"Knew."
In a sentence
Jag visste att du skulle komma.
I knew that you would come.
Here, 'visste' is used as the past tense of 'veta', meaning 'to know'. It indicates a state of knowledge or realization in the past.
Om jag bara hade vetat det du visste.
If only I had known what you knew.
In this sentence, 'visste' again represents past knowledge, contrasting with a hypothetical lacking of knowledge ('vetat'). It underscores understanding in the past state.
Vi visste aldrig vad som hände med boken.
We never knew what happened to the book.
'Visste' in this case reflects the absence of knowledge or awareness during a past event or situation.
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