Grammatical Rule:
Both connaître and savoir mean "to know" in French, but they have different meanings.
- Connaître is used...
- When you know a person, like "Je connais Winky"
- When you know a place, like, "Je connais Marseille"
- When you are familiar with something, like, "je connais bien le sujet"
| Je Connais |
Nous connaissons |
| tu connais |
vous connaissez |
| il connaît |
Ils Connaissent |
- Savoir is used...
- when you know how to do something, like, "Je sais danser"
- when you know a fact, like, "je sais la réponse"
| Je Sais |
Nous savons |
| tu sais |
vous savez |
| il sait |
ils savent |
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