je saurais

I would know

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I would know Often used in questions meaning “how would I know?”
FR: Je saurais quoi faire si tu m’expliquais.
EN: I would know what to do if you explained it to me.

Ainsi, je saurais si on m'avait téléphoné pendant mon absence.

That way, I’d know if anyone had called while I was away.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Sur la rivière, je pensais qu'en le voyant je saurais quoi faire.

On the river, I thought that seeing him would tell me what to do.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Au moins, je saurais comment vous appeler.

At least I'd know what to call you.

— Shelter (2026)

Je saurais si tu mens.

I would know if you were lying.

— The Strangers (2016)

Ce n'est pas avec ce que tu m'as dit que je saurais me débrouiller.

I wouldn't know how to manage based on what you told me.

— The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

Je saurais que c'est lui quand il sera là.

I would know it was him when he was there.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : Le train de l'Infini (2020)

Comment est-ce que je saurais ?

How would I know?

— Le Retour (2003)

Comment je saurais si vous pouvez me défendre ?

How will I know if you can defend me?

Pourquoi je saurais pas ?

Why wouldn't I know?

— Anaconda (2025)

Comment je saurais ?

How would I know?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)