How to Say ‘I should know’ in German
Ich wissen soll
ikh VIS-sen zoll
[ikh VIS-sen zoll]
💬 Usage Tip: This sounds incomplete on its own. Standard German would be ich wissen sollte or, in a clause, ich wissen soll. Fun grammar alert: soll = am supposed to/should.
🇩🇪 In Germany: In everyday German, people often shorten sentences in speech, but in writing full grammar matters more.
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Ich lerne jeden Tag.
I study every day.
wissen
[VIS-sen]
to know
Infinitive of "wissen" meaning to know a fact or information.
Ich möchte alles wissen.
I want to know everything.
soll
[zoll]
should / am supposed to
Form of modal verb "sollen," expressing obligation or expectation.
Was soll ich tun?
What should I do?
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