je l'ignorais

I didn't know it

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I didn't know it Here, l' refers to a fact or piece of information. Ignorais means “didn't know,” not “ignored.”
FR: Je l'ignorais jusqu'à hier.
EN: I didn't know that until yesterday.

Non, je l'ignorais.

No, I didn't know.

Je l'ignorais, auparavant.

I didn’t know that before.

Elle me demanda ce qu'il était advenu de lui, mais je l'ignorais.

She asked me what had become of him, but I didn’t know.

Je l'ignorais aussi à mon premier vol.

I didn't know that either on my first flight.

— Lost in Thailand (2012)

En fait, je l'ignorais.

Actually, I didn't know that.

Je l'ignorais moi-même.

I didn't know that myself.

— Avengers (2012)

Elle m'a demandé ce qu'il était advenu de lui, mais je l'ignorais.

She asked me what had become of him, but I didn't know.

Je l'ignorais.

I didn't know that.

— Wicked (2024)