conèixer

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Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *conōscĕre, from the 12th century,[1] from Latin cognōscere, present active infinitive of cognōscō. Compare Occitan conéisser and conéisher, French connaître, Spanish conocer, Portuguese conhecer.

Pronunciation

Verb

conèixer (first-person singular present conec, first-person singular preterite coneguí, past participle conegut)

  1. to know (a person, a place, etc.)
    Conec un bó restaurant italià.I know of a good Italian restaurant.
    Havent viscut a Tokyo, conec bé la ciutat.Having lived in Tokyo, I know the city well.
  2. to get to know
  3. to recognise

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

References

  1. ^ conèixer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024