connaître par coeur

/kɔ.nɛtʁ paʁ kœʁ/

verb A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
connaît par coeur
past
a connu par coeur
perfect
connu par coeur

Meaning

  1. to know by heart

V Category State Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

savoir sur le bout des doigts

"connaître par cœur" and "savoir sur le bout des doigts" are close idioms for knowing something by heart or inside out, largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does connaître par coeur mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il ___ ce poème par coeur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches connaître par coeur?

verb

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