Breakdown of Je ne suis pas un touriste, je connais toutes les stations à Paris.
je
I
être
to be
un
a / an (masculine)
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
à
at / to / in (general locations) / about (what one thinks about / reacts to)
Paris
Paris
tout
all, everything
connaître
to know (be familiar with)
le touriste
the tourist
la station
the station (e.g., metro)
Questions & Answers about Je ne suis pas un touriste, je connais toutes les stations à Paris.
Why is connaître used here instead of savoir?
In French, connaître is used when you are familiar with a person, place, or thing. Because the speaker is talking about being familiar with places (les stations), we use a form of connaître. You would use savoir for knowing a fact, like knowing where a specific station is (Je sais où est la station).
Why is the word for "all" spelled toutes here?
Why is it à Paris and not dans Paris or en Paris?
To say "in" or "to" a specific city, French almost always uses the preposition à. You use en for feminine countries (en France) and dans when you are physically inside a 3D object or a specific enclosed space.
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