Connaitre-To Know
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Je Connais
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Nous Connaissons
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Tu Connais
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Vous Connaissez
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Il/Elle/On Connait
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Ils/Elles Connaissent
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Savoir-To
Know
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Je Sais
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Nous Savons
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Tu Sais
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Vous Savez
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Il/Elle/On Sait
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Ils/Elles Savent
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A. SAVOIR means to know with respect to facts, numbers,
and other specific information.
-Sais-tu
la date du concert? Do you know the date of the concert?
-Savaient-ils
le nom du group? Did they know the name of the
group?
-Savez-vous quand ils vont arriver? Do you know when they’re going to arrive?
1.
SAVOIR
followed by an infinitive means to be
able to or to know
how to do something.
-Vous savez faire du ski? Do
you know how to ski?
-Oui. Je sais faire du ski. Yes, I know how to ski.
-Est-ce
qu’il savait danser la polka? Did he know how to dance the polka?
-Pas
du tout. Il ne savait rien
faire! Not at all! He didn’t know how to do anything!
2.
In the
passé compose, SAVOIR means learned
or found out.
J’ai su que Jacqueline était malade.
I found
out/learned that Jacqueline was sick.
B. CONNAITRE means to know in the sense to be familiar with
people or things, to have knowledge of something.
-Tu connais
ce restaurant? Are you familiar with this restaurant?
-Oui je le connais assez bien. Yes I know it rather well.
-Il connait Sophie longtemps. He’s
known Sophie for a long time.
Vous
connaissez bien la France? Do you know France well?
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In the
passé compose CONNAITRE is equivalent to met
Elle a connu
son petit ami aure boum. She met her boyfriend at a party.
2. A more
commonly used expression meaning to meet (for the first time) is FAIRE LA
CONNAISSANCE DE
J’ai fait la connaissance de Marie
à une boum. I met Marie at a party.
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