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il saurait

would know, would know (how to)

→ savoir
saur know + ait 3rd-person singular imperfect or conditional
verb · third singular · conditional Rare #32,012
would know 3rd person singular conditional (present) of « savoir » (il/elle/on saurait); expresses a hypothetical situation or uncertain knowledge.
FR: Il ne saurait te répondre tout de suite.
EN: He wouldn’t know how to answer you right away.
Conjugation of savoir
Conditional
SingularPlural
First saurais —
Second saurais —
Third saurait —

Fletcher ne saurait jamais que tu as parlé.

Fletcher would never know you spoke.

— Whiplash (2014)

Pourquoi Ziri saurait ça ?

Why would Ziri know that?

Ils ont dit qu'on saurait dans quelques mois.

They said we’d know in a few months.

— Plus fort que moi (2025)

Quelqu'un saurait-il ce que sont ces différentes potions ?

Would anyone know what these different potions are?

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

Mais comment saurait-il ?

But how would he know?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Tout le monde saurait qu'on lui a piqué sa planche.

Everyone would know that someone had stolen their board.

— Apocalypse Now (1979)

Pourquoi saurait-il quelque chose ?

Why would he know anything?

— Rebecca (1940)

Une fille comme toi ne saurait jamais ce que c'est, l'amitié.

A girl like you could never know what friendship is.

— Old Boy (2003)

Elle saurait.

She would know.

— La Grande Vadrouille (1966)

auxiliary · third singular · conditional Rare #40,906
would know (how to)
FR: Il saurait répondre à cette question.
EN: He would know how to answer that question.
Conjugation of savoir
Conditional
SingularPlural
First saurais —
Second saurais —
Third saurait —

On l'amènerait dans un foyer spécial qui saurait comment élever cet enfant.

They would take him to a special home that would know how to raise this child.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Si mon frère était là, il saurait quoi faire.

If my brother were here, he would know what to do.

Il saurait fabriquer de la drogue ?

He knows how to manufacture drugs?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Si Tom était ici, il saurait quoi faire.

If Tom were here, he would know what to do.

S'il était là, il saurait quoi faire.

If he were here, he would know what to do.