je

I

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

savais

first/second-person singular imperfect indicative of savoir

pas

• Noun

  1. step, pace, footstep
  2. strait, pass
  3. thread, pitch (of a screw or nut)

• Adv

pouvait

third-person singular imperfect indicative of pouvoir

avoir

• Noun

  asset, possession

• Verb

aussi

• Adv

  1. too, also, as well
  2. as (used for equal comparisons)

• Conj

mal

• Noun

  1. trouble, difficulty
  2. pain
  3. evil
  4. damage, harm

• Adv
• Adj