Verbs

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connaître to know
Tu connais tout. You know everything. (people, places and things)
Tout le monde le connaît. Everyone knows him.
Tu connais ? Do you know?
Je la connaissais pas, celle-là. I don't know that one.
Tu connais le quartier ? Do you know the neighborhood?
Je connais bien. I know very well.
Je la connais bien. I know it very well.
Je te connais bien. I know you very well.
Tu me connais même pas. You don't even know me.
Je connaissais pas. I didn't know.
Il la connaît. He knows it.
Je la connais comme ma poche. I know it like the back of my hand.
On le connaît. We know him.
On n'y connaît rien. We don't know anything about it.
J'y connaissais absolument rien. I knew absolutely nothing about it.
Tu me connais pas encore. You don't know me yet.
Tu connais les risques ? Do you know the risks?
Tu dois connaître. You must know.
Tu le connais déjà. You already know him.
Tu connais déjà tout ça par cœur. You already know it all by heart.
Les gens que nous connaissons the people we know
Je connais la Normandie. I know Normandy.
On se connaît depuis quand ? How long have we known each other?
Je la connais depuis des décennies. I've known her for decades.
On se connaît depuis toujours. We've known each other forever.
Tu connais Martin, hein ? You know Martin, don't you?
Je le connais même pas. I don't even know him.
On se connaît ? Do we know each other?
Tu me connais ? Do you know me?
On se connaît même pas. We don't even know each other.
On va faire connaissance d'abord. We'll get to know each other first.
Je suis contente de te connaître. I'm glad to know you.
Je commence à te connaître. I'm getting to know you.
Je connais au moins ça. At least I know that.
Toi et moi, on connaît la vérité. You and I know the truth.
Il connaît pas mes sentiments. He doesn't know about my feelings.
Je ne connais pas la valeur. I don't know the value.
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