savoir
A1#28Hear it
verb
- to knowsomething
- to know howto do something
- to be able to, to be apt toespecially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium
- to find out
noun
- knowledge
Forms
Present
| I | sais |
|---|---|
| you | sais |
| he, she, it | sait |
| we | savons |
| you (plural) | savez |
| they | savent |
Imperfect
| I | savais |
|---|---|
| you | savais |
| he, she, it | savait |
| we | savions |
| you (plural) | saviez |
| they | savaient |
Past historic
| I | sus |
|---|---|
| you | sus |
| he, she, it | sut |
| we | sûmes |
| you (plural) | sûtes |
| they | surent |
Future
| I | saurai |
|---|---|
| you | sauras |
| he, she, it | saura |
| we | saurons |
| you (plural) | saurez |
| they | sauront |
Conditional
| I | saurais |
|---|---|
| you | saurais |
| he, she, it | saurait |
| we | saurions |
| you (plural) | sauriez |
| they | sauraient |
Subjunctive
| I | sache |
|---|---|
| you | saches |
| he, she, it | sache |
| we | sachions |
| you (plural) | sachiez |
| they | sachent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | susse |
|---|---|
| you | susses |
| he, she, it | sût |
| we | sussions |
| you (plural) | sussiez |
| they | sussent |
Imperative
| you | sache |
|---|---|
| we | sachons |
| you (plural) | sachez |
Other forms
| infinitive | savoir |
|---|---|
| past participle | su |
| gerund | sachant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Je sais où il est.I know where it is.A1Le grand ménage — The big clean
- Il était très grand, il aimait la chasse et la natation, et il ne savait pas bien écrire.He was very tall, he liked hunting and swimming, and he could not write well.A1Charlemagne
- Si elle avait su!If she'd known!B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Je sais. L'année dernière, c'était incroyable. Un million de personnes dans les rues.I know. Last year it was incredible. A million people in the streets.B1La fête nationale — The national holiday