kennen — to know in German
verbA1
Pronunciation
/ˈkɛnən/
Quick Facts
Level
A1
Frequency
80/100
Source Rank
#335
Practice Path
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Example Sentences
Kennst du diesen Film?
Do you know this movie?
Ich kenne ihn gut.
I know him well.
Conjugation
Perfect: haben + gekannt
| Pronoun | Present | Past |
|---|---|---|
| ich | kenne | kannte |
| du | kennst | kanntest |
| er/sie/es | kennt | kannte |
| wir | kennen | kannten |
| ihr | kennt | kanntet |
| sie/Sie | kennen | kannten |
Corpus Neighbors
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to explain, to declare
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to be
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werden
to become, to get, will
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haben
to have
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können
to be able to, can, may
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sagen
to say, to tell
VerbSame word class#49
geben
to give, to provide
VerbSame word class#50
müssen
to have to, to need to, to must
VerbSame word class#54
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