Translation
to know (a person or place), to be familiar with
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Word origin
From Latin cognoscere ('to get to know, recognise'), from co- ('together') and gnoscere, an older form of noscere ('to know'), via Old French conoistre.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- cognoscere
- English cognates
- cognition, recognise, notice
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | connais | connaissais | connus | connaîtrai | connaîtrais |
| tu | connais | connaissais | connus | connaîtras | connaîtrais |
| il/elle | connaît | connaissait | connut | connaîtra | connaîtrait |
| nous | connaissons | connaissions | connûmes | connaîtrons | connaîtrions |
| vous | connaissez | connaissiez | connûtes | connaîtrez | connaîtriez |
| ils/elles | connaissent | connaissaient | connurent | connaîtront | connaîtraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | connaisse | connusse |
| tu | connaisses | connusses |
| il/elle | connaisse | connût |
| nous | connaissions | connussions |
| vous | connaissiez | connussiez |
| ils/elles | connaissent | connussent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | connais |
| nous | connaissons |
| vous | connaissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- connaissant
- Past participle
- connu · connue · connus · connues
Examples
Paris.
We know this part of Paris well.
?
Do you know the new head of the office?
.
We have known each other since childhood.
.
Everyone in the village knows this song by heart.
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The country went through a difficult period after the war.
Where this fits
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Stories
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