Vocabulary
kennen
· verb
to know (a person, a place, a thing); to be familiar with
For people, places and things you have met before: „Kennst du Anna?“ — „Kennst du Hamburg?“
CEFR A1Frequency ●●●●●
Your memory
New
Learning
Familiar
Strong
Mastered
Conjugation
- ich
- kenne
- du
- kennst
- er/sie/es
- kennt
- wir
- kennen
- ihr
- kennt
- sie/Sie
- kennen
Perfekt hat gekanntPräteritum kannte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
kennen
to know (a person, a place, a thing); to be familiar with
Ich kenne diese Stimme!
I know that voice!
Word family
kennenkennenlernento get to know, to meet for the first timebekanntwell-known; familiar
Common learner mistakes
- Ich weiß Anna.Ich kenne Anna.kennen is for people, places and things you are familiar with; wissen is for facts: „Ich weiß, wo Anna wohnt.“
Real examples
- Ich kenne diese Stimme!I know that voice!
- Kennst du Hamburg?Do you know Hamburg?
