Er det det samme som how can I know?? Hvis ikke, hvad betyder det så?

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Rebecca
Det er rigtigt, det er et godt gæt! how was I to [verb] Dette er en sætning, der bruges til at udtrykke, at der er noget svært at gøre! Her kan teksterne til how was I to knowsiges at blive brugt i samme forstand som how was I supposed to know eller how could I have known. Hvordan kunne han vide, om hans partner ville være forstående og retfærdig! Eksempel: How was I to know that the stock market would crash? I would have gotten out sooner. (Hvordan vidste jeg, at aktiemarkedet ville ramme bunden? Eksempel: How was I to know that it was going to rain? The forecast said it would be sunny. (Hvordan vidste jeg, at det ville regne? vejrudsigten sagde, at det ville komme op.)