reconnaître

/ʁə.kɔ.nɛtʁ/

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
reconnaît
past
a reconnu
perfect
reconnu

Meaning

  1. to recognize

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

anerkennen

anerkennen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to recognise."

Practice

1 What does reconnaître mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle le ___ de l'école.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches reconnaître?

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