Savais (en. Knew)

/sava/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To have knowledge of something.

I knew that you would come.

Je savais que tu viendrais.

To be informed or aware of something.

She knew everything about her project.

Elle savait tout sur son projet.

To have learned information in the past.

We already knew this news before he announced it.

Nous savions déjà cette nouvelle avant qu'il ne l'annonce.

From the Latin 'sapere' which means 'to have taste, to be wise'.

did I know

A way of asking if one is aware of something.

savais-je

I knew well

Expression used to indicate that one had already suspected or understood something.

je savais bien

did you know that...

An introduction to information that was unknown to the listener.

savais-tu que...

know

Verb meaning to know or to be informed.

savoir

knowing

Present participle of savoir.

sciant

wisdom

The quality of a wise person, who knows.

sagesse

You know it.

Did you know that he is coming tonight?

Savais-tu qu'il vient ce soir ?

I knew it.

I should have suspected it, I already knew it.

J'aurais dû me douter, je le savais déjà.