Infinitive
Gerund
en savant;
sachant
Participles
| Present | savant; sachant |
| Past | seü |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | sai |
| 2nd sing. | ses |
| 3rd sing. | set |
| 1st plur. | savons |
| 2nd plur. | savez |
| 3rd plur. | sevent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | savoie; saveie |
| 2nd sing. | savoies; saveies |
| 3rd sing. | savoit; saveit |
| 1st plur. | saviiens; saviens |
| 2nd plur. | saviiez; saviez |
| 3rd plur. | savoient; saveient |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | soi |
| 2nd sing. | seüs |
| 3rd sing. | sot |
| 1st plur. | seümes |
| 2nd plur. | seüstes |
| 3rd plur. | sorent |
Future
| 1st sing. | savrai; sarai |
| 2nd sing. | savras; saras |
| 3rd sing. | savra; sara |
| 1st plur. | savrons; sarons |
| 2nd plur. | savroiz; savreiz; savrez; saroiz; sareiz; sarez |
| 3rd plur. | savront; saront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | savroie; savreie; saroie; sareie |
| 2nd sing. | savroies; savreies; saroies; sareies |
| 3rd sing. | savroit; savreit; saroit; sareit |
| 1st plur. | savriiens; savriens; sariiens; sariens |
| 2nd plur. | savriiez; savriez; sariiez; sariez |
| 3rd plur. | savroient; savreient; saroient; sareient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | sache |
| 2nd sing. | saches |
| 3rd sing. | sache |
| 1st plur. | sachiens; sachons |
| 2nd plur. | sachiez |
| 3rd plur. | sachent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | seüsse |
| 2nd sing. | seüsses |
| 3rd sing. | seüst |
| 1st plur. | seüssons; seüssiens |
| 2nd plur. | seüssoiz; seüssez; seüssiez |
| 3rd plur. | seüssent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | sache |
| 1st plur. | sachiens; sachons |
| 2nd plur. | sachiez |
Verbs conjugated like savoir
savoir,
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere (“taste, know”). See: Latin '
sapio'.
Verbs referencing "savoir"
French
savoir, Middle French
sçavoir.
Sample Sentences
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Mes qui l’apele il ne le sot :
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Fantosme cuide que ce soit. (But he did not know who was calling him
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He thought that it was a ghost) [c. 1180,, Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette:]
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Et mult sot de chiens et d'oisiax (And he knew much about dogs and about birds) [c. 1155, Wace, Le Roman de Brut:]
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molt bien savoit le latin (he was very skilled in Latin)
Cognates
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