Phrase guide

I don't know

intj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • US: [ɑ̈ɪ̯(ɾ)oʊ̯̃(ʔ)(t̚)noʊ̯]
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  • rhymes with -əʊ

1

intj

Meaning 1

Used in response to a question or command in which the target person does not know the answer to or how to respond.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

intj

Meaning 2

Used to indicate that one is speculating (often used sarcastically when stating the obvious).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Maybe you could, I don't know, directly talk to her about it instead of complaining to me for once?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

intj

Meaning 3

Used to express exasperation or incredulity about a given situation or person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK

Examples

  • The audacity of that lad... I don't know.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

intj

Meaning 4

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see I, don't, know.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

228 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: исыздырӡом (isəzdərdzom) — I don’t know
  • Afrikaans: ek weet nie — I don’t know
  • Ahtna: suʼu — I don’t know
  • Ainu: ㇰエラㇺぺゥテㇰ — I don’t know
  • Albanian: nuk e di — I don’t know
  • Albanian: s'e di — I don’t know
  • Alutiiq: nalluwaqa — I don’t know
  • Ambonese Malay: beta seng tau — I don’t know
  • Arabic: لَا أَعْلَمُ (lā ʔaʕlamu) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: لَا أَعْرِف (lā ʔaʕrif) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: لَسْتُ أَدْرِي (lastu ʔadrī) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: لَا أَدْرِي (lā ʔadrī) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: أنا مش عارف (ʔana miš ʕārif) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: أنا مش عارفة (ʔana miš ʕārfa) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: مش عارف (miš ʕārif) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: مش عارفة (miš ʕārfa) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: ما أعرف (mā ʔaʕrif) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: ما أدري (mā ʔadri) — I don’t know
  • Arabic: ما بعرفش (mā bʕarifeš) — I don’t know
  • Armenian: չգիտեմ (čʻgitem) — I don’t know
  • Armenian: չեմ գիտեր (čʻem giter) — I don’t know
  • Assamese: মই নাজানোঁ (moi nazanü̃) — I don’t know
  • Assamese: নাজানোঁ (nazanü̃) — I don’t know
  • Assamese: মই নেজানোঁ (moi nezanü̃) — I don’t know
  • Assamese: নেজানোঁ (nezanü̃) — I don’t know
  • Asturian: nun sé — I don’t know
  • Azerbaijani: bilmirəm — I don’t know
  • Basque: ez dakit — I don’t know
  • Belarusian: я не ве́даю (ja nje vjédaju) — I don’t know
  • Belarusian: я не зна́ю (ja nje znáju) — I don’t know
  • Belarusian: я ня ве́даю (ja nja vjédaju) — I don’t know
  • Belarusian: я ня зна́ю (ja nja znáju) — I don’t know
  • Bengali: আমি জানি না (ami jani na) — I don’t know
  • Bengali: জানি না (jani na) — I don’t know
  • Central Bikol: inda — I don’t know
  • Central Bikol: dai ko aram — I don’t know
  • Bulgarian: не знам (ne znam) — I don’t know
  • Burmese: မသိဘူး (ma.si.bhu:) — I don’t know
  • Burmese: မသိပါဘူး (ma.si.pabhu:) — I don’t know
  • Catalan: no ho sé — I don’t know
  • Cebuano: wala ko kabalo — I don’t know
  • Cebuano: wala ko kahibalo — I don’t know
  • Cebuano: ambot — I don’t know
  • Cebuano: balo lang — I don’t know
  • Chechen: суна ца хаьа (suna ca xäa) — I don’t know
  • Cherokee: ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ (yitsigataha) — I don’t know
  • Cherokee: ᏝᏯᏆᏂᏔ (tlayaquanita) — I don’t know
  • Chichewa: sindidziwa — I don’t know
  • Chinese Cantonese: 我唔知 (ngo5 m4 zi1) — I don’t know
  • Chinese Cantonese: 我唔知道 (ngo5 m4 zi1 dou3) — I don’t know
  • Chinese Cantonese: 我唔識 /我唔识 (ngo5 m4 sik1) — I don’t know
  • Chinese: 我毋知 (góa m̄ chai) — I don’t know
  • Chinese: 我毋知影 (góa m̄ chai-ián) — I don’t know
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我不知道 (wǒ bù zhīdào) — I don’t know
  • Wu Chinese: 我勿曉得 /我勿晓得 (6ngu 8veq 8shiau-teq) — I don’t know
  • Choctaw: ak ikháno — I don’t know
  • Chuvash: пӗлместӗп (pĕlmestĕp) — I don’t know
  • Coeur d'Alene: lut he'ytsmeysn — I don’t know
  • Ngazidja Comorian: ntsudjua — I don’t know
  • Crimean Tatar: bilmeyim — I don’t know
  • Czech: nevím — I don’t know
  • Czech: já nevím — I don’t know
  • Danish: jeg ved det ikke — I don’t know
  • Danish: jeg ved ikke — I don’t know
  • Dutch: ik weet het niet — I don’t know
  • Dutch: ik weenie — I don’t know
  • Dutch: weet ik veel — I don’t know
  • Esperanto: mi ne scias — I don’t know
  • Estonian: ma ei tea — I don’t know
  • Faroese: eg veit ikki — I don’t know
  • Finnish: en tiedä — I don’t know
  • Finnish: emmä tiiä — I don’t know
  • French: je ne sais pas — I don’t know
  • French: je sais pas — I don’t know
  • Galician: non sei — I don’t know
  • Galician: nom sei — I don’t know
  • Georgian: არ ვიცი (ar vici) — I don’t know
  • German: ich weiß nicht — I don’t know
  • German: ich weiß es nicht — I don’t know
  • German: was weiß ich — I don’t know
  • Greek: δεν ξέρω (den xéro) — I don’t know
  • Greenlandic: nalunarpunga — I don’t know
  • Gujarati: હું જાણતો નથી (hũ jāṇto nathī) — I don’t know
  • Gujarati: હું જાણતી નથી (hũ jāṇtī nathī) — I don’t know
  • Gujarati: મને નથી ખબર (mane nathī khabar) — I don’t know
  • Gujarati: મને ખબર નથી (mane khabar nathī) — I don’t know
  • Haitian Creole: mwen pa konnen — I don’t know
  • Hamer-Banna: áiɗa — I don’t know
  • Hawaiian: ʻaʻole au i ʻike — I don’t know
  • Hebrew: אני לא יודע (ani lo yodéʿa) — I don’t know
  • Hebrew: אני לא יודעת (ani lo yodáʿat) — I don’t know
  • Hiligaynon: ambot — I don’t know
  • Hindi: मुझे नहीं पता (mujhe nahī̃ patā) — I don’t know
  • Hindi: मैं नहीं जानता हूँ (ma͠i nahī̃ jāntā hū̃) — I don’t know
  • Hindi: मैं नहीं जानती हूँ (ma͠i nahī̃ jāntī hū̃) — I don’t know
  • Hindi: मुझको मालूम नहीं है (mujhko mālūm nahī̃ hai) — I don’t know
  • Hungarian: nem tudom — I don’t know
  • Icelandic: ég veit ekki — I don’t know
  • Icelandic: ég veit það ekki — I don’t know
  • Ido: me ne savas — I don’t know
  • Ilocano: diak ammo — I don’t know
  • Ilocano: jak ammo — I don’t know
  • Indonesian: saya tidak tahu — I don’t know
  • Indonesian: aku nggak tau — I don’t know
  • Indonesian: au ah gelap — I don’t know
  • Irish: níl a fhios agam — I don’t know
  • Italian: boh — I don’t know
  • Italian: non lo so — I don’t know
  • Italian: non so — I don’t know
  • Italian: non saprei — I don’t know
  • Japanese: 知りません (shirimasen) — I don’t know
  • Japanese: 分かりません (wakarimasen) — I don’t know
  • Javanese: mboh — I don’t know
  • Jeju: 몰르쿠다 (molleukuda) — I don’t know
  • Jeju: 몰르켜 (molleukyeo) — I don’t know
  • Jingpho: ngai n chye ai — I don’t know
  • Kankanaey: adik ammo — I don’t know
  • Kannada: ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ (nanage gottilla) — I don’t know
  • Kapampangan: tabalu — I don’t know
  • Kapampangan: ali ku balu — I don’t know
  • Kapampangan: e ku balu — I don’t know
  • Kazakh: بىلمەيمىن — I don’t know
  • Kazakh: білмеймін (bılmeimın) — I don’t know
  • Khakas: пілбинчем (pìlbinçem) — I don’t know
  • Khmer: ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងទេ (khñom mɨn dəng tei) — I don’t know
  • Korean: 몰라요 (mollayo) — I don’t know
  • Korean: 몰라 (molla) — I don’t know
  • Korean: 모르겠어요 (moreugesseoyo) — I don’t know
  • Central Kurdish: نازانم (nazanim) — I don’t know
  • Kyrgyz: билбейм (bilbeym) — I don’t know
  • Ladino: no se — I don’t know
  • Ladino: yo no se — I don’t know
  • Lakota: matȟáŋiŋ šni — I don’t know
  • Lakota: kačhél éš — I don’t know
  • Lao: ຂ້ອຍບໍ່ຮູ້ (khǭi bǭ hū) — I don’t know
  • Latin: nesciō — I don’t know
  • Latin: īgnōrō — I don’t know
  • Latvian: es nezinu — I don’t know
  • Limburgish: ich weit ’t neet — I don’t know
  • Lithuanian: nežinau — I don’t know
  • Macedonian: не знам (ne znam) — I don’t know
  • Malay: saya tidak tahu — I don’t know
  • Malay: aku tidak tahu — I don’t know
  • Malayalam: എനിക്കറിയില്ല (enikkaṟiyilla) — I don’t know
  • Maltese: ma nafx — I don’t know
  • Manchu: ᠪᡳ ᠰᠠᡵᠠᡴᡡ (bi sarakū) — I don’t know
  • Manx: cha nel fys aym — I don’t know
  • Marathi: मला माहीत नाही (malā māhīt nāhī) — I don’t know
  • Marathi: मला ठाऊक नाही (malā ṭhāūk nāhī) — I don’t know
  • Central Sierra Miwok: uyu·kˀuwan·kum — I don’t know
  • Mongolian: би мэдэхгүй (bi medexgüj) — I don’t know
  • Mongolian: ᠪᠢ ᠮᠡᠳᠡᠬᠦ ᠦᠭᠡᠢ (bi medekü ügei) — I don’t know
  • Navajo: doo shił bééhózin da — I don’t know
  • Nootka: hayimḥimaḥ — I don’t know
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg vet ikke — I don’t know
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eg veit ikkje — I don’t know
  • Nǀuu: ng ǁu ǁxaea — I don’t know
  • Occitan: sabi pas — I don’t know
  • Ojibwe: endogwen — I don’t know
  • Ojibwe: dibi — I don’t know
  • Ojibwe: gaawiin ningikendanzii — I don’t know
  • Old English: iċ nāt — I don’t know
  • Old Saxon: ik nēt — I don’t know
  • Old Tupi: n'aîkuabi — I don’t know
  • Iranian Persian: مَن نِمیدانَم (man nemi-dânam) — I don’t know
  • Iranian Persian: نِمیدانَم (nemi-dânam) — I don’t know
  • Iranian Persian: نِمیدونَم (nemi-dunam) — I don’t know
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: i car foot. — I don’t know
  • Polish: nie wiem — I don’t know
  • Polish: nie znam — I don’t know
  • Portuguese: não sei — I don’t know
  • Portuguese: sei lá — I don’t know
  • Romanian: nu știu — I don’t know
  • Russian: я не зна́ю (ja ne znáju) — I don’t know
  • Russian: не зна́ю (ne znáju) — I don’t know
  • Northern Sami: in dieđẹ — I don’t know
  • Scots: A dinnae ken — I don’t know
  • Scottish Gaelic: chan eil fios agam — I don’t know
  • Scottish Gaelic: chan eil fhios agam — I don’t know
  • Scottish Gaelic: chan aithne dhomh — I don’t know
  • Serbo-Croatian: не знам — I don’t know
  • Serbo-Croatian: ne znam — I don’t know
  • Shor: пилбеенчам (pilbeençam) — I don’t know
  • Slovak: neviem — I don’t know
  • Slovene: ne vem — I don’t know
  • Lower Sorbian: ja njewěm to — I don’t know
  • Upper Sorbian: ja to njewěm — I don’t know
  • Spanish: no sé — I don’t know
  • Spanish: no lo sé — I don’t know
  • Spanish: lo ignoro — I don’t know
  • Sundanese: duka — I don’t know
  • Sundanese: teuing — I don’t know
  • Swahili: sijui — I don’t know
  • Swedish: jag vet inte — I don’t know
  • Tagalog: hindi ko alam — I don’t know
  • Tagalog: aywan ko — I don’t know
  • Tagalog: ewan ko — I don’t know
  • Tagalog: hindi ko po alam — I don’t know
  • Tajik: намедонам (namedonam) — I don’t know
  • Tamil: எனக்கு தெரியாது (eṉakku teriyātu) — I don’t know
  • Tamil: நான் அறியேன் (nāṉ aṟiyēṉ) — I don’t know
  • Tatar: belmim — I don’t know
  • Tausug: di' ku kaingatan — I don’t know
  • Telugu: నాకు తెలియదు (nāku teliyadu) — I don’t know
  • Thai: ไม่รู้ (mâi rúu) — I don’t know
  • Thai: ไม่ทราบ (mâi sâap) — I don’t know
  • Turkish: bilmiyorum — I don’t know
  • Turkish: tanımıyorum — I don’t know
  • Tuvan: билбес мен (bilbes men) — I don’t know
  • Ukrainian: я не зна́ю (ja ne znáju) — I don’t know
  • Urdu: مُجھ کو مَعْلُوم نَہِیں ہَے (mujh ko ma'lūm nahī̃ hai) — I don’t know
  • Urdu: مُجھے نَہِیں پَتَہ (mujhe nahī̃ pata) — I don’t know
  • Uzbek: bilmayman — I don’t know
  • Vietnamese: tôi không biết — I don’t know
  • Vietnamese: mình không biết — I don’t know
  • Volapük: no nolob — I don’t know
  • Volapük: no sevob — I don’t know
  • Waray-Waray: diri ako maaram — I don’t know
  • Welsh: wn i ddim — I don’t know
  • Welsh: 'dw i ddim yn nabod — I don’t know
  • Yakut: билбэппин (bilbeppin) — I don’t know
  • Yiddish: איך ווייס נישט (ikh veys nisht) — I don’t know
  • Yiddish: איך ווייס ניט (ikh veys nit) — I don’t know
  • Yoruba: n̄ kò mọ̀ ọ́n — I don’t know
  • Yoruba: mi ò mọ̀ ọ́n — I don’t know
  • Yup'ik: naamelliin — I don’t know
  • Yup'ik: nalluaqa — I don’t know
  • Zulu: angazi — I don’t know