ne sait pas nager

doesn't know how to swim

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phrase Uncommon #15,456
doesn't know how to swim With savoir + an infinitive, savoir means “to know how to.”
FR: Mon frère ne sait pas nager.
EN: My brother doesn't know how to swim.

Il ne sait pas nager ? Si, comme un poisson.

He can't swim? Yes, he can, like a fish.

Il ne sait pas nager, il a peur de se noyer.

He doesn't know how to swim, he's afraid of drowning.

Elle vit près de l'océan mais ne sait pas nager.

She lives near the ocean but doesn't know how to swim.

Tom habite près de la plage, mais il ne sait pas nager.

Tom lives near the beach, but he doesn't know how to swim.

Je suis sûre que Tom ne sait pas nager.

I'm sure Tom doesn't know how to swim.

Il ne sait pas nager !

He can't swim!

Sami ne sait pas nager.

Sami can't swim.

Elle ne sait pas nager et moi non plus.

She can't swim, and neither can I.

Est-il vrai que Tom ne sait pas nager ?

Is it true that Tom can't swim?

Ta sœur ne sait pas nager ?

Your sister can't swim?

Cleo ne sait pas nager.

Cleo can't swim.

— Roma (2018)

Tom ne sait pas nager.

Tom can't swim.

Jane ne sait pas nager.

Jane can't swim.

Est-ce vrai que Tom ne sait pas nager ?

Is it true that Tom can't swim?

Elle habite près de la mer, mais elle ne sait pas nager.

She lives near the sea, but she can't swim.

Il ne sait pas nager.

He can't swim.

Elle vit à côté de la plage mais elle ne sait pas nager.

She lives next to the beach, but she doesn’t know how to swim.