Connaissais (en. Knew)

/kɔ.nɛ.sɛ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To have knowledge of a person or a thing.

I had known this place since my childhood.

Je connaissais cet endroit depuis mon enfance.

To be informed or aware of something.

I knew the facts before they were revealed.

Je connaissais les faits avant qu'ils ne soient révélés.

To be in relation to someone.

I knew Pierre before he went on the trip.

Je connaissais Pierre avant qu'il ne parte en voyage.

Primitive from the Latin verb 'cognoscere' meaning 'to know, to recognize'.

I didn't know you.

I didn't know who you were.

Je ne te connaissais pas.

To know something inside out.

To have total mastery of a subject.

Connaître sur le bout des doigts.

To make acquaintances.

To meet someone for the first time.

Faire connaissance.

knowledge

The action of knowing.

connaissance

known

A person that one knows.

connu

to recognize

To identify someone or something.

reconnaître

To be well-informed.

He knows everything; he knows everyone around here.

Il sait tout, il connaît tout le monde dans le coin.

To have connections.

She knows people in the industry.

Elle connaît du monde dans l'industrie.