connaître
A1#114Hear it
verb
- to knowof), to be familiar with (a person, place, fact, event
- to know, to experienceglory, hunger, problems etc.
- to knowsexually
- to be knowledgeableen about
- to hear or examine judicially; to judge or decide judicially
Forms
Present
| I | connais |
|---|---|
| you | connais |
| he, she, it | connaît |
| we | connaissons |
| you (plural) | connaissez |
| they | connaissent |
Imperfect
| I | connaissais |
|---|---|
| you | connaissais |
| he, she, it | connaissait |
| we | connaissions |
| you (plural) | connaissiez |
| they | connaissaient |
Past historic
| I | connus |
|---|---|
| you | connus |
| he, she, it | connut |
| we | connûmes |
| you (plural) | connûtes |
| they | connurent |
Future
| I | connaîtrai |
|---|---|
| you | connaîtras |
| he, she, it | connaîtra |
| we | connaîtrons |
| you (plural) | connaîtrez |
| they | connaîtront |
Conditional
| I | connaîtrais |
|---|---|
| you | connaîtrais |
| he, she, it | connaîtrait |
| we | connaîtrions |
| you (plural) | connaîtriez |
| they | connaîtraient |
Subjunctive
| I | connaisse |
|---|---|
| you | connaisses |
| he, she, it | connaisse |
| we | connaissions |
| you (plural) | connaissiez |
| they | connaissent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | connusse |
|---|---|
| you | connusses |
| he, she, it | connût |
| we | connussions |
| you (plural) | connussiez |
| they | connussent |
Imperative
| you | connais |
|---|---|
| we | connaissons |
| you (plural) | connaissez |
Other forms
| infinitive | connaître |
|---|---|
| past participle | connu |
| gerund | connaissant |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Ce n'est pas vrai, mais tous les enfants de France la connaissent.It is not true, but every child in France knows it.A1Charlemagne
- C'eût été mal la connaître.It would have been bad to know her.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Sans eux, la France n'aurait jamais connu l'intérieur du continent.Without them France would never have known the interior of the continent.B1Les coureurs des bois — The runners of the woods
- — Connaissez-vous Athos?- Do you know Athos?B2Les Trois Mousquetaires