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je ne sais pas |
1. Phrase. I don't know |
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Analysis |
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je |
1. pron. I |
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ne |
1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) |
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2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) |
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3. part. (Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so- |
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4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative |
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Apprendre le français est plus facile qu'on ne pense. - Learning French is easier than you (might) think. |
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sais |
1. v. first-person singular present indicative of savoir |
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2. v. second-person singular present indicative of savoir |
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savoir |
1. v. to know (something) |
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Savais-tu qu'il parle si bien l'anglais? - Did you know that he speaks English so well? |
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Comment savait-il que j'étais là? - How did he know that I was there? |
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Il est difficile de savoir si elle ment. - It's difficult to know if she's lying. |
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Il tire cette approche en inventant une situation initiale, dans laquelle on interrogerait les individus sur la forme qu'ils voudraient d'une société sans qu'ils sachent quelle place ils y aura |
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pas |
1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
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2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
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Pas de Calais - Strait of Dover |
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3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
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4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
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