kennen

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Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Dutch *kennen, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈkɛ.nə(n)/
  • (file)

Verb [edit]

kennen

  1. To know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German kennan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną (to know). Cognate to English ken (knowledge, understanding).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈkɛnən/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Verb [edit]

kennen (strong, third-person singular simple present kennt, past tense kannte, past participle gekannt, past subjunctive kennte, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to know (someone); to be acquainted with
  2. (transitive) to know (some fact); to have knowledge of

Conjugation [edit]

This verb is conjugated like rennen.

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