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How to Say ‘Doesn't know anything about it yet’ in German

Weiß noch nichts davon

vice nokh nichts dah-FON

[vice nokh nichts dah-FON]

💬 Usage Tip: davon "about it" points back to something already mentioned. weiß keeps its ß and has no -t ending: ich weiß, sie weiß.

Phrase Breakdown

Weiß noch

vice nokh

Knows still / yet

'Weiß' (knows) is pronounced 'vice'. 'Noch' has a throaty 'ch', as in Scottish 'loch'.

Example

Er weiß noch alles.

He still knows everything.

Words in this phrase

Weiß

[vice]

know

Form of 'wissen' (to know a fact) used with 'ich' and 'er/sie/es'.

Example

Ich weiß die Antwort.

I know the answer.

noch

[nokh]

another / still

Adds the idea of one more thing.

Example

Ich habe noch einen Vorschlag für unser Treffen.

I still have another suggestion for our meeting.

nichts davon

nichts dah-FON

nothing about it

'Nichts' has a soft 'ch'. Stress the end of 'da-VON'.

Example

Ich weiß nichts davon.

I know nothing about it.

Words in this phrase

nichts

[nichts]

nothing

No thing; not anything.

Example

Ich habe nichts gesehen.

I saw nothing.

davon

[dah-FON]

about it

Pronominal adverb meaning 'of/about that'.

Example

Er hat davon gehört.

He heard about it.

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