Word
Так и знал.
Meaning
(Said by a man) I knew it.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Так и знал.
так и знал
I knew it
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Questions & Answers about Так и знал.
What does Так и знал mean overall?
It is an idiomatic way to say I knew it, I thought so, or I knew that would happen.
It usually expresses that something happened exactly as the speaker expected, often with a tone of frustration, resignation, or satisfaction.
For example:
- Так и знал! = I knew it!
- Так и знал, что он опоздает. = I knew he would be late.
Why is there no word for I in the sentence?
Russian often leaves out the subject when it is clear from context.
So Так и знал literally has no explicit я, but the verb form знал already strongly suggests I in many contexts, especially in short exclamations.
The full version would be:
- Я так и знал. = I knew it.
Leaving out я sounds natural and conversational.
Why is it знал, not знаю?