kennen
A1to know
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- to know
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kennen in a sentence
Kennen Sie diese Frau? – Nein, leider nicht.
Do you know this woman? – No, unfortunately not.
Conjugation of kennen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- kannte
- Perfect
- hat gekannt
Word family
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Where kennen comes from
seit dem 9. Jahrhundert bezeugt; mittelhochdeutsch: kennen; althochdeutsch: -kennen; aus westgermanisch: *kann-eja-
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Questions about kennen
How do you conjugate kennen?
Present tense: kenne, kennst, kennt, kennen, kennt, kennen. Simple past: kannte. Perfect: hat gekannt.
What does kennen mean in English?
kennen means "to know". For example: "Kennen Sie diese Frau? – Nein, leider nicht." — "Do you know this woman? – No, unfortunately not."
What level is kennen in German?
kennen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the friends & acquaintances vocabulary.
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