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Level 56 - Savoir 'to know (how to)'

Savoir means 'to know' or 'to know how to' and is an irregular verb. It is usually followed by what someone knows (another phrase often introduced by que 'that') or what they know how to do (a verb). Here is the verb in the present tense:

je sais
tu sais
il/elle/on sait
nous savons
vous savez
ils/elles savent
   I know
you know
he/she/one knows
we know
you know
they know

Examples

je sais qu'il est ici
tu sais où elle est?
elle sait nager
nous savons que c'est un grand problème
savez-vous danser?
ils savent parler allemand
  I know that he is here
do you know where she is?
she knows how to swim / she can swim
we know that it is a big problem
do you know how to dance? / can you dance?
they know how to speak German / they can speak German

Having a special skill

If someone can do something which they have learnt to do, for example swimming or dancing, the verb used is not pouvoir but savoir.

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