"The cook did not know the recipe."

Translation: הטבח לא ידע את המתכון.

[AnNa905498]

The correct suggested translation contains the word איננה . What does it mean?

[IngeborgHa14]

In more formal Hebrew, you replace in the present הוּא לֹא by אֵינֶ֫נִּי (אֵין plus suffix).

[TomiLang]

In Hebrew, "know" means both "ידע" and "הכיר". In this context, "הכיר" would also be a fitting solution, since you can know a recipe like you know a person.

[Dov360473]

01/2019: DL didn't accept הטבח לא הכיר את המתכון. I really wish DL would clear up this issue of הכיר vs ידע.

[YHalperin1]

But isn't איננה used just in the present tense? Can you write "איננה ידעה"??

אני אף פעם אינני אוכל להאמין שזה נכון..........

[IngeborgHa14]

Well, with past, future and infinitive only לא is used. But this is not a hard and fast distinction. It may sometimes simply serve to create variety: הִיא אֵינָה זְקוּקָה לִקְסָמִים, הִיא לֹא זְקוּקָה לְרַקְדָּנִיּוֹת מְפַזְּזוֹת, וְהִזא אֵינֶ֫נָּה צְרִיכָה תַּפְאוּרָה she does not need charms, she does not need prancing dancers, and she does not require decor (Cf. The grammar of Modern Hebrew by L. Glinert p. 541) This being a fancy stylistic device, I would not recommend using it.