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tu savais

you knew, you knew how to

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phrase Uncommon #8,900
you knew Imperfect tense of savoir, used for past knowledge or awareness.
FR: Tu savais déjà la réponse.
EN: You already knew the answer.

Mais avec toi j'avais le sentiment que tu savais exactement ce que tu faisais.

But with you, I felt like you knew exactly what you were doing.

— Picnic (1955)

Tu savais ça ?

Did you know that?

Tu savais ce que tu faisais.

You knew what you were doing.

Tu savais qu'elle était là ?

Did you know she was there?

— Bullet Train (2022)

Dans ton coeur, tu savais ce qui devait arriver.

In your heart you knew what had to happen.

Tu savais tout ça ?

Did you know all that?

— Le repentir (1987)

Tu savais bien que ca arriverait un jour ou l'autre.

You knew perfectly well that it would happen sooner or later.

— Paris, je t'aime (2006)

Je croyais que tu savais.

I thought you knew.

Tu savais pas ?

You didn't know?

— Elephant (2003)

Tu savais qui j'étais.

You knew who I was.

— Moulin Rouge ! (2001)

Tu savais exactement ce que tu faisais.

You knew exactly what you were doing.

Tu savais qu'il y avait un sous-sol.

Did you know there was a basement?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Je pensais que tu savais.

I thought you knew.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Tu savais, Jim ?

Did you know, Jim?

— Whiplash (2014)

Tu savais ce qui allait arriver ?

Did you know what was going to happen?

Tu savais qu'il avait un alibi ?

Did you know he had an alibi?

— Reconnu coupable (2026)

Oh, je pensais que tu savais.

Oh, I thought you knew.

— Zootopie 2 (2025)

Tu savais tout.

You knew everything.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Tu savais ce qu'elle représentait pour moi, et tu n'en avais rien à foutre.

You knew what she meant to me, and you didn't give a damn.

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Tu savais qu'elle me ferait ça, n'est-ce pas ?

You knew she would do this to me, didn't you?

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Quand on s'est rencontrés, tu savais pas qui j'étais, qui était ma famille.

When we met, you didn’t know who I was or who my family was.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

L'anglais emprunte beaucoup de mots au français, tu savais ?

English borrows a lot of words from French, did you know?

Tu savais quoi ?

You knew what?

Tu savais pas que c'était Vicky Lawrence ?

Didn't you know it was Vicky Lawrence?

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je ne sais pas comment, mais tu savais qu'il allait gagner !

I don’t know how, but you knew he was going to win!

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Si seulement tu savais !

If only you knew!

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Tu savais que ça arriverait.

You knew this would happen.

Est-ce que tu savais qu'au deuxième, y'a une salle d'entrevue ?

Did you know there’s an interview room on the second floor?

— American Gangster (2007)

Tu savais, n'est-ce pas ?

You knew, didn't you?

Tu savais et tu n'as rien dit.

You knew and you didn't say anything.

— Rang de Basanti (2006)

Tu savais qu'il avait une amie ?

Did you know he had a female friend?

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Comment tu savais ça ?

How did you know that?

Je pensais que tu savais ce que tu faisais.

I thought you knew what you were doing.

Tu savais très bien ce que tu faisais.

You knew exactly what you were doing.

Tu savais ce que c'était.

You knew what it was.

Tu savais qu'elle était debout ?

Did you know she was standing?

— Le Chant de la mer (2014)

Tu n'as rien dit, car tu savais qu'on avait raison.

You didn't say anything because you knew we were right.

— L'Accusé (2017)

Tu savais tout et tu as joué les innocents.

You knew everything and you played innocent.

Tu savais pas.

You didn't know.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Tu savais quel genre de gens c'était ?

Did you know what kind of people they were?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Tu savais ?

Did you know?

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

Il s'avère que tu savais tout mais restais silencieux.

It turns out you knew everything but stayed silent.

Tu savais et tu ne m'as rien dit ?

You knew and you didn't tell me?

Je ne savais pas que tu savais aussi bien cuisiner.

I didn't know you could cook so well.

Tu savais qu'il y avait eu un bassin, ici ?

Did you know there used to be a pool here?

— Une Affaire de famille (2018)

Comment tu savais ?

How did you know?

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

phrase Rare #23,587
you knew how to With an infinitive, savoir means “to know how to” or “to be able to.”
FR: Je ne savais pas que tu savais jouer de la guitare.
EN: I didn’t know you knew how to play the guitar.

J'ignorais que tu savais jouer du trombone.

I didn't know you knew how to play the trombone.

Je n'avais pas idée que tu savais jouer au mah-jong.

I had no idea you knew how to play mahjong.

Je ne savais pas que tu savais cuisiner.

I didn’t know you knew how to cook.

J'ignorais que tu savais parler le français.

I didn’t know you could speak French.

T'as dit que tu savais conduire !

You said you knew how to drive!

— La Cité de Dieu (2002)

Je me doutais que tu savais parler ma langue.

I suspected you knew how to speak my language.

— Avatar (2009)

Je n'avais pas idée que tu savais parler le français.

I had no idea you could speak French.

J'ignorais que tu savais piloter.

I didn't know you knew how to fly a plane.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

J'ignorais que tu savais conduire.

I didn't know you knew how to drive.

Je me demandais juste quelles langues tu savais parler.

I was just wondering what languages you could speak.

Tu m'as dit que tu savais faire ça.

You told me you knew how to do that.

Je n'ai pas pris conscience que tu savais parler français.

I didn't realize you could speak French.

Je n'avais pas idée que tu savais danser.

I had no idea you could dance.

J'ignorais que tu savais si bien cuisiner.

I had no idea you were such a good cook.

Tu ne m'as jamais dit que tu savais jouer aux échecs.

You never told me you knew how to play chess.

— Shelter (2026)