| je |
| 1. pron. I |
| ne |
| 1. part. (literary) not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes) |
| 2. part. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below) |
| 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- |
| 4. part. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative |
| sais |
| 1. v. first-person singular present indicative of savoir |
| 2. v. second-person singular present indicative of savoir |
| savoir |
| 1. v. to know (something) |
| 2. v. to know how (to do something) |
| 3. v. to be able to, to be apt to (especially in the negative or interrogative conditional; used in the positive in Belgium) |
| 4. v. to find out |
| 5. n-m. knowledge |
| pas |
| 1. n-m. step, pace, footstep |
| 2. n-m. (geography) strait, pass |
| 3. n-m. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut) |
| 4. adv. The most common adverb of negation in French, typically translating into English as not, don't, doesn't, etc. |
| je ne sais pas |
| 1. Phrase. I don't know |
