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ahnen (v.t./i.)
   to forsee, know; have a premonition; guess, suspect; have
an inkling
die Ahnung (-en)
   hunch, presentiment, suspicion; foreboding; idea, inkling

Er hat keine Ahnung.
He doesn't have a clue. - He has no idea.
Ich habe nicht die geringste Ahnung.
I haven't the foggiest/slightest idea.
Das kann ich doch nicht ahnen!
I can't/couldn't be expected to know that!
Davon hat er nichts geahnt.
He didn't have the slightest inkling (of that).

Related:
ahnungslos (adj/adv) clueless, unsuspecting; innocently
ahnungsvoll (adj) foreboding, full of presentiment
nichts Böses ahnend unsuspectingly, minding my/his/her
own business
ohne zu ahnen, dass... without dreaming/suspecting that...

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