know what is what
To understand the current situationTo understand the current situation; to know what is going on.
» I don't know what you mean.
Ich weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
Я не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
Я не знаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — r381318
Я не знаю, что вы имеете в виду. — marafon
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
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1 senses(idiomatic)To understand the current situation; to know what is going on.
He seems to have no trouble understanding stuff that, to me, sounds like hot garbage. He really does know what's what.
She said she was going to house to study French, but I wasn't born yesterday. I know what's what.
Examples
10223 sentencesI don't know what you mean.
Я не знаю, що ти маєш на увазі. — triantafillou
ruЯ не понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду. — zmoo
deIch weiß nicht, was du meinst. — kroko
I didn't know what to say.
Я не знав, що сказати. — deniko
ruЯ не знал, что сказать. — odexed
deIch wusste nicht, was ich sagen soll. — riotlake
Do you know what it is?
Ти знаєш, що це? — deniko
ruВы знаете, что это? — joulin
deWeißt du, was es ist? — Manfredo
Do you know what this is?
Ти знаєш, що це? — deniko
ruТы знаешь, что это? — Balamax
deWeißt du, was das ist? — Esperantostern
I don't know what to think.
Я не знаю, що й думати. — deniko
ruНе знаю, что и думать. — marafon
deIch weiß nicht, was ich denken soll. — Wolf
Translations
2 languagesForms
knows what is what, knowing what is what, knew what was what, known what was what| Base form | know what is what · to know what is what |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | knows what is what |
| Present participle | knowing what is what |
| Past simple | knew what was what |
| Past participle | known what was what |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle