Word
Je ne connais pas le code postal de cette adresse.
Meaning
I do not know the postal code for this address.
Part of speech
sentence
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Breakdown of Je ne connais pas le code postal de cette adresse.
je
I
ne ... pas
not
cette
this
connaître
to know
Questions & Answers about Je ne connais pas le code postal de cette adresse.
Why does French use connais here instead of sais?
Because French usually uses connaître with a noun phrase, while savoir is more often used with a clause or an infinitive.
- connaître + noun: Je connais ce mot.
- savoir + clause/question/infinitive: Je sais où il habite. / Je sais parler français.
Here, le code postal is a noun phrase, so Je ne connais pas le code postal... is natural.
If you wanted to use savoir, you would normally reshape the sentence:
- Je ne sais pas quel est le code postal de cette adresse.
What form is connais?
Connais is the first-person singular present tense form of connaître.
So:
A useful thing to notice: the final -s in connais is not pronounced.
How does ne ... pas work in this sentence?