J'ignorais (en. I didn't know)

ʒ‿iɲɔʁɛ

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

Indicates a lack of knowledge or awareness at a given moment in the past.

At that moment, I was unaware of what was happening.

À ce moment-là, j'ignorais ce qui se passait.

Expresses the fact of not being informed about something.

I didn't know you were coming to the party.

J'ignorais que tu venais à la fête.

Used to show the forgetfulness or negligence of information.

I was completely unaware of the planned meeting.

J'ignorais complètement la réunion prévue.

Contraction of 'je' and 'ignorais', from the verb 'ignorer' of Latin 'ignorare'.

I knew nothing

I had no knowledge of the situation

j'ignorais tout

I didn't know that existed

I didn't know that was true

j'ignorais que ça existait

I was unaware of this detail

I was not aware of this fact

j'ignorais ce détail

know

To be aware of something.

savoir

ignore

Not knowing something.

ignorer

misrecognize

To know poorly or not recognize.

méconnaître

I had no idea.

Frankly, I didn't know; it was the first time I heard that.

Franchement, j'ignorais, c'était la première fois que j'entendais ça.

I'm not aware.

On that occasion, I was completely unaware of what was happening.

Sur ce coup-là, j'ignorais complètement ce qui se passait.