kennen
to know (a person, place, or thing via experience)
English translations
- 01
to know
- 02
to be acquainted with
- 03
to be familiar with
Word details
- German meaning
- Mit jemandem oder etwas vertraut sein; Wissen über jemanden oder etwas haben.
- English meaning
- To know
- Synonym
- vertraut sein, wissen
- German example
- Ich kenne ihn schon lange.
- English example
- I have known him for a long time.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich kenne du kennst er/sie/es ich kennt wir kennen ihr kennet sie kennen
- Past Participle
- ich habe gekannt du hast gekannt er/sie/es hat gekannt wir haben gekannt ihr habt gekannt sie haben gekannt
- Past
- ich kannte du kanntest er/sie/es kannte wir kannten ihr kanntet sie kannten
Related words
- kennen lernen
to get to know, to become acquainted with
- kennenlernen
To get to know
- seine Pappenheimer kennen
To know someone or something well and be able to assess them, often in a negative sense.
- aberkennen
To revoke recognition means to officially withdraw something previously granted to someone, often a right or privilege.
- auskennen
to know one's way around
- wiedererkennen
Recognize
- anerkennen
to recognize
- erkennen
recognize
- bekennen
Confess
- verkennen
misjudge
- Farbe bekennen
To show one's colors
- einbekennen
To confess, to acknowledge
- Dateiname
Filename
- Hospitation
Observation
- Detektion
Detection
- Wiederentdeckung
rediscovery
- Erkennung
Recognition, identification
- Bildgebung
imaging
- Lebensmensch
A bon vivant is a person who enjoys life to the fullest and is enthusiastic about the finer things in life.
- Röntgendiagnostik
X-ray diagnostics
- gestehend
Admitting, confessing
- Rotscheitelreiher
Rufous-bellied Heron
- Schüchternheit
Shyness
- Reichsbürger
Reichsbürger (Citizen of the Reich)
- Autokennzeichen
License plate
- Wertschätzung
Appreciation
- Selbstwahrnehmung
Self-awareness
- Weitsicht
foresight
- Mütterrente
The mother's pension is a pension benefit in Germany that benefits mothers for raising their children.
- Weitblick
Foresight
- Apophänie
Apophenia
- Textanalyse
Text analysis
- Feinfühligkeit
Sensitivity
- Selbstbetrug
self-deception, self-delusion
- Meereshorizont
Sea horizon
- Spürhund
sniffer dog
- Deep Learning
Deep Learning
- Online-Dating
Online dating refers to finding partners through the internet, usually via specific websites or apps.
- Onlinedating
Online dating
- Kokke
A coccus is a spherical bacterium.
- Explosimeter
Explosimeter
- Halbdunkel
Twilight refers to a state where it is neither completely bright nor completely dark, but there is a twilight.
- Eierstockkrebs
Ovarian cancer
- Bauchspeicheldrüsenkrebs
Pancreatic cancer
- differenzieren
to differentiate
- outen
Out
- realisieren
To realize
- bemerken
to notice
- identifizieren
To identify
Example sentences with “kennen”
Ich kenne ihn seit vielen Jahren. (I have known him for many years.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'kennen' and 'wissen'?
'Kennen' is for being familiar with people/places/things. 'Wissen' is for facts and information.