知らなくて

not knowing

→ 知る

知ら to know + なく Negative + て Te-form (conjunctive form)

verb · informal Rare #36,454

not knowing The negative て-form of 知る; it can connect to another clause or appear in expressions such as 知らなくていい (not have to know).

JA: 彼の名前を知らなくて、聞きました。

EN: I didn’t know his name, so I asked.

Conjugation of 知る

Indicative present

Desiderative

Indicative past

Present

Past

Indicative

Irrealis

Desiderative past

Conditional

Conditional past

Necessitative

Potential

I didn't know anything...

— バトル・ロワイアル (2000)

You don't need to know that.

You don't need to know.

— パラサイト半地下の家族 (2019)

I didn't even know the sounds animals make.

— 道 (1954)

Is it so bad that I don't know?

— ROMA/ローマ (2018)