Je ne le sais pas OR Je ne sais pas

Joan C.A1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Je ne le sais pas OR Je ne sais pas

"Sais-tu que Amy est mort?" - "Je ne le sais pas" OR "Je ne sais pas"?

According to the lesson saying that le replace ideas that are introduced by que, but "je ne sais pas" seem more commonly used

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Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

You'd probably hear both versions. If you want to stress what specifically you don't know, you include the "le". If you want to give a general "I don't know" answer, you leave it out.

Je ne le sais pas OR Je ne sais pas

"Sais-tu que Amy est mort?" - "Je ne le sais pas" OR "Je ne sais pas"?

According to the lesson saying that le replace ideas that are introduced by que, but "je ne sais pas" seem more commonly used

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