Breakdown of Il ne va pas te trahir, je le sais.
je
I
il
he
ne
not (used before the verb)
pas
not (used after the verb)
aller
to go
le
him, it (masculine direct object pronoun)
savoir
to know (a fact), to know how to
te
you, yourself (object pronoun)
trahir
to betray
Questions & Answers about Il ne va pas te trahir, je le sais.
Why is te placed after pas instead of before the verb va?
In French, object pronouns go immediately before the verb they belong to. Here, te is the object of the infinitive trahir (to betray), not the conjugated verb va. Therefore, it goes right before trahir, while the negation ne ... pas wraps around the conjugated verb va.
Why do we need le in je le sais? Can I just say je sais?
Is te a direct or indirect object for the verb trahir?
It is a direct object. The verb trahir (to betray) is transitive, meaning it takes a direct object without the preposition à. This is important to remember for past participle agreement: if you were to put this in the passé composé, a preceding direct object like te would trigger agreement!
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