j'ignore comment

I don't know how

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phrase Uncommon #10,229

I don't know how A somewhat formal way to say “I don't know how.” It is followed by a verb in the infinitive or by a clause; depending on context, it can also mean “I don't know what ... is.”

FR: J'ignore comment résoudre ce problème.

EN: I don't know how to solve this problem.

J'ignore comment faire ceci.

I don't know how to do this.

J'ignore comment se nomme ce fruit mais il est délicieux.

I don't know what this fruit is called, but it's delicious.

J'ignore comment, mais elle l'a fait.

I don't know how, but she did it.

J'ignore comment elle va réagir.

I don't know how she'll react.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

J'ignore comment jouer au billard.

I don't know how to play pool.

J'ignore comment vous pouvez croire à de telles balivernes.

I don't know how you can believe such nonsense.

Je vous ai dit que j'ignore comment faire ça.

I told you I don't know how to do that.

J'ignore comment dessiner pas plus que je n'ai la sensibilité d'un artiste.

I don't know how to draw any more than I have an artist's sensibility.

J'ignore comment ils le font.

I don't know how they do it.

J'ignore comment votre collègue peut vous dire ça.

I don’t know how your colleague can tell you that.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

J'ignore comment Dalal fait pour gérer l'école seule.

I don't know how Dalal manages to handle school on her own.

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

J'ignore comment faire ça.

I don't know how to do that.

J'ignore comment te contacter.

I don't know how to contact you.

J'ignore comment, mais il m'a transformé.

I don't know how, but he changed me.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

J'ignore comment elles l'ont fait.

I don't know how they did it.

J'ignore comment l'expliquer autrement.

I don't know how else to explain it.

J'ignore comment vous rendre heureuses.

I don't know how to make you happy.

J'ignore comment dessiner pas plus que je n'ai la sensibilité d'une artiste.

I don't know how to draw any more than I have an artist's sensibility.

J'ignore comment je le sais.

I have no idea how I know.

J'ignore comment vous contacter.

I don't know how to contact you.

J'aimerais aider mais j'ignore comment.

I’d like to help, but I don’t know how.

J'ignore comment ceci fonctionne.

I don't know how this works.

J'ignore comment il peut la supporter.

I don't know how he can put up with her.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

J'ignore comment te rendre heureuse.

I don't know how to make you happy.

J'ignore comment, mais tu l'as fait.

I don't know how, but you did it.

J'ignore comment elles le font.

I don't know how they do it.

J'ignore comment parler à des enfants.

I don't know how to talk to children.

J'ignore comment vous rendre heureux.

I don't know how to make you happy.

J'ignore comment elle se nomme.

I don't know what her name is.

J'ignore comment je t'ai offensé.

I don't know how I offended you.

J'ignore comment vous en connaissez l'existence, mais elle est bien gardée.

I don't know how you know about it, but it's well guarded.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

J'ignore comment ces âneries ont commencé.

I don't know how this nonsense started.

— Thirst, ceci est mon sang (2009)

Je veux juste la rendre heureuse, mais j'ignore comment.

I just want to make her happy, but I don't know how.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

J'ignore comment ils l'ont fait.

I don't know how they did it.

J'ignore comment te rendre heureux.

I don't know how to make you happy.

Je t'ai dit que j'ignore comment faire ça.

I told you I don't know how to do that.

J'ignore comment.

I don't know how.

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