Grammatical class

Verb

savoir

to know (something)

Details

Syllables

sa-voir

Phonetics

sa.vwaʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

225

Freq. (movies)

175

Freq. (news)

351

Variants

Sentences

Savez-vous nager?

Do you know how to swim?

A1

Comment savait-il que j’étais là?

How did he know that I was there?

A1

Va savoir !

Go figure.

A1

Je dois savoir.

I've got to know.

A1

Tom veut savoir.

Tom wants to know.

A1

Comment savoir ?

How can you know?

A1

Nous devons savoir pourquoi il a fait ça.

We have to find out why he did this.

A2

Bon à savoir.

Good to know.

A2

Ziri devait savoir.

Ziri had to know.

A2

Je veux aussi savoir !

I also want to know!

B1

C'est quoi le savoir ?

What is knowledge?

B1

«Il ne saurait être considéré comme un acte de résistance puisque le Hamas a cessé la résistance dans la bande de Gaza», a poursuivi M. Abbas.

"It cannot be considered an act of resistance, as Hamas has ceased the resistance in the Gaza strip", continued Mr. Abbas.

B2