savez

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/sa.ve/savoir

verbInd3rdPresPlur2

know (facts or information)

know how to (have the ability/skill)

be aware of

serve as a discourse filler/hedge ('you know')

Vous savez déjà ce qui s'est passé hier ?

Do you already know what happened yesterday?

Synonyms:connaître, être au courant, maîtriser

Notes

GENERAL INFO

Savez is a conjugated form of the verb "savoir," meaning "to know" (a fact, information, or how to do something).

USAGE

You use savez when addressing multiple people or one person formally.

Examples: "Vous savez la réponse ?" (Do you know the answer?) or "Vous savez nager ?" (Do you know how to swim?).

CONJUGATION - 3rd Group

Je sais

Tu sais

Il/elle/on sait

Nous savons

Vous savez

Ils/elles savent

TRAPS

Do not confuse savez (from "savoir" - to know a fact or a skill) with "connaissez" (from "connaître" - to know a person, place, or be familiar with something).