j'ignorais

I didn't know

→ je

phrase Uncommon #10,173

I didn't know Imperfect tense of ignorer. Commonly means “I didn't know” or “I was unaware,” especially before que, ce que, or tout de.

FR: J'ignorais que tu habitais ici.

EN: I didn't know you lived here.

J'ignorais si j'aurais de nouveau un gâteau comme ça par la suite.

I didn't know if I would ever have a cake like that again.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

J'ignorais ce qu'il m'en coûterait.

I had no idea what it would cost me.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

J'ignorais.

I didn't know.

— Taxi (1998)

J'ignorais pour ta grossesse.

I didn't know you were pregnant.

— Control (2007)

J'ignorais qu'il était chargé.

I didn't know it was loaded.

— Cold Storage (2026)

J'ignorais vraiment que tu avais ce sentiment.

I really had no idea you felt that way.

J'ignorais même que tu parlais le français.

I didn't even know you spoke French.

J'ignorais qu'il se trouvait là.

I didn't know he was there.

Je savais qu'il était artiste mais j'ignorais qu'il était bon.

I knew he was an artist, but I didn’t know he was good.

J'ignorais tout de cette question.

I knew nothing about this matter.

J'ignorais comment le faire, mais j'étais prêt à me lancer.

I didn't know how to do it, but I was ready to give it a try.

J'ignorais qu'elles vous appartenaient.

I didn't know they belonged to you.

— Le Hobbit : Un voyage inattendu (2012)

J'ignorais son existence.

I was unaware of its existence.

— Anaconda (2025)

J'ignorais ce que je trouverais.

I didn't know what I would find.

J'ignorais qu'elle avait son propre plan.

I didn't know she had a plan of her own.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

J'ignorais à quel autre endroit aller.

I didn't know where else to go.

Nous qui nous connaissons depuis longtemps, j'ignorais tout de vous.

Even though we've known each other for a long time, I knew nothing about you.

— Solaris (1972)

J'ignorais même que vous parliez français.

I didn't even know you spoke French.

J'ignorais qu'il y aurait un procès.

I didn't know there would be a trial.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

J'ignorais tout.

I knew nothing.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

J'ignorais même que ma voiture avait été volée.

I didn't even know that my car had been stolen.

J'ignorais qu'en faire.

I didn't know what to do with it.

J'ignorais ton plan.

I didn't know about your plan.

J'ignorais ce qui était en train de se produire.

I had no idea what was happening.

J'ignorais qu'elle fut mariée.

I didn't know she was married.

J'ignorais qui était là.

I didn't know who was there.

— Rebecca (1940)

J'ignorais aussi.

I didn't know either.

— Avengers (2012)

J'ignorais, mon Führer, que nous disposions de telles réserves.

I was unaware, my Führer, that we had such reserves.

— La Chute (2004)

J'ignorais même votre existence avant que maman ne m'en parle.

I didn’t even know you existed before Mom told me about you.

— Arrietty, le petit monde des chapardeurs (2010)

J'ignorais qu'il y avait quelqu'un.

I didn't know anyone was there.

— Rebecca (1940)

J'ai cherché, dans le dictionnaire, tous les mots que j'ignorais.

I looked up all the words I didn’t know in the dictionary.

J'ignorais votre taille.

I didn't know your height.

— Le Cinquième Élément (1997)

J'ignorais même que tu parlais français.

I didn't even know you spoke French.

J'ignorais qu'il nous était interdit de faire ça.

I didn’t know we weren’t allowed to do that.

J'ignorais totalement que c'était aussi populaire en Asie.

I had no idea it was so popular in Asia.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Mais jusqu'à ce soir, j'ignorais à quel point elle pouvait l'être.

But until this evening, I had no idea just how much she could be.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

J'ignorais comment le faire mais j'étais disposé à essayer.

I didn't know how to do it, but I was willing to try.

Mais j'ignorais ce que je ferais quand je le trouverais.

But I had no idea what I would do when I found it.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

J'ignorais qu'elle était votre femme.

I didn't know she was your wife.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Pardonnez-moi, Dieu m'est témoin, j'ignorais.

Forgive me, God is my witness, I didn’t know.

— Guerre et Paix (1968)