No. 2,415 in French
savais
"Savais" means "knew" (imperfect tense of "savoir," to know).
In a sentence
Je savais qu'il viendrait.
I knew he would come.
Here, 'savais' (knew) is used in the imperfect tense to indicate a past ongoing state of knowing or believing something.
Tu savais comment résoudre ce problème.
You knew how to solve this problem.
In this sentence, 'savais' demonstrates recognition or understanding in the past tense, showing acquired knowledge.
Il ne savais pas que tu étais là.
He didn't know that you were here.
Here, 'savais' is used negatively to indicate a lack of knowledge in the imperfect past tense.
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