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Je
Pronoun
  balbutiais
Verb
je
Pronoun
  ne
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Adverb
  savais
Verb
  que
Adverb
  dire
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Verb
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I stammered, I didn't know what to say.
Words and sentences
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balbutiais

first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of balbutier

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ne

  1. not (used alone to negate a verb; now chiefly with only a few particular verbs: see usage notes)
  2. not, no (used before a verb, with a coordinating negative element usually following; see Usage Notes, below)
  3. Used in a subordinate clause before a subjunctive verb (especially when the main verb expresses doubt or fear), to provide extra overtones of doubt or uncertainty (but not negating its verb); the so-called "pleonastic" or "expletive" ne.
  4. In comparative clauses usually translated with the positive sense of the subsequent negative

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savais

first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of savoir

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que

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dire

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