Ch 4 · Lesson 14

savoir or connaître?

Both are to know. French has no article on this, so this is where the course draws the line.

The rule

is knowing a fact that comes as a whole clause (, , , ...), or knowing HOW to do something, with an infinitive. is being acquainted with a PERSON or a PLACE, and it takes a plain noun. A clause or an infinitive after it means ; a person or a place means .

Pick the right one

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Pick the right one: sait or connaît.

  1. Il que tu es là.

  2. Elle mon père.

  3. Personne ne où il est.

  4. Il bien cette maison.

  5. Elle faire ça.

  6. Il ne la pas, mais il sait qui c'est.

Lesson 14 of 31 in this chapter

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