ahnen
Translation
to suspect, to sense, to foresee, to have a premonition
Examples
Ich ahne nichts Gutes.
I have a bad feeling about this.
Er ahnte, dass etwas nicht stimmte.
He suspected that something was wrong.
Wer konnte das schon ahnen?
Who could have guessed that?
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to suspect sth. I suspect the danger.
((that-clause)) to suspect that... I suspect that he will not come.
Similar Words
Synonyms: to suspect, to sense; Antonyms: to know, to be certain
Etymology
Related to 'Ahne' (ancestor), suggesting a deep, almost ancestral intuition.
Memory Tips
The very common phrase 'Ich habe keine Ahnung' (I have no idea) uses the noun form. 'ahnen' is the verb for having such a feeling.