connaître

/kɔnɛtʁ/

verb #274 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to know (a person or place), to be familiar with

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular french-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeconnaisconnaissaisconnusconnaîtraiconnaîtrais
tuconnaisconnaissaisconnusconnaîtrasconnaîtrais
il/elleconnaîtconnaissaitconnutconnaîtraconnaîtrait
nousconnaissonsconnaissionsconnûmesconnaîtronsconnaîtrions
vousconnaissezconnaissiezconnûtesconnaîtrezconnaîtriez
ils/ellesconnaissentconnaissaientconnurentconnaîtrontconnaîtraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeconnaisseconnusse
tuconnaissesconnusses
il/elleconnaisseconnût
nousconnaissionsconnussions
vousconnaissiezconnussiez
ils/ellesconnaissentconnussent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuconnais
nousconnaissons
vousconnaissez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
connaissant
Past participle
connu, connue, connus, connues

Examples

.

I know this part of Paris well.

directrice?

Do you know the new director?

l'enfance.

We have known each other since childhood.

Related words

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 6.

We use essential cookies to make the site work. With your consent we also use analytics and advertising cookies (Google Analytics, Google AdSense) to understand site usage and fund the editorial content. You can change your choice at any time using the Cookie Settings link in the footer. Learn more