Polyglot Dictionary

kennen

/ˈkɛnən/

verb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
kennt
past
kannte
perfect
hat gekannt

Meaning

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

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

wissen

kennen is familiarity — you've encountered the person, place, or thing before. wissen is factual knowledge — you know a piece of information, whether or not you've directly encountered it.

Practice

1 What does kennen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches kennen?

See also

verbcore-vocabulary

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