connaître — to know (of), to be familiar with (a person, place, fact, event); to know, to experience (glory, hunger, problems etc.)
connaître is the #125 most common word in French, a verb. It means “to know (of), to be familiar with (a person, place, fact, event); to know, to experience (glory, hunger, problems etc.)” and is pronounced /kɔ.nɛtʁ/.
#125frequency rank
0.07%of everyday French text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of connaître
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| connaître | infinitive | to know |
| connaissant | -ing form | knowing |
| connu | past participle | known |
| connais | I · present | I know |
| connais | you · present | you know |
| connaît | he/she · present | he/she knows |
| connaissons | we · present | we know |
| connaissez | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) know |
| connaissent | they · present | they know |
| connaissais | I · imperfect | I used to know |
| connaissais | you · imperfect | you used to know |
| connaissait | he/she · imperfect | he/she used to know |
| connaissions | we · imperfect | we used to know |
| connaissiez | you (pl.) · imperfect | you (pl.) used to know |
| connaissaient | they · imperfect | they used to know |
| connus | I · past | I knew |
| connus | you · past | you knew |
| connut | he/she · past | he/she knew |
| connûmes | we · past | we knew |
| connûtes | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) knew |
| connurent | they · past | they knew |
| connaîtrai | I · future | I will know |
| connaîtras | you · future | you will know |
| connaîtra | he/she · future | he/she will know |
| connaîtrons | we · future | we will know |
| connaîtrez | you (pl.) · future | you (pl.) will know |
| connaîtront | they · future | they will know |
| connaîtrais | I · conditional | I would know |
| connaîtrais | you · conditional | you would know |
| connaîtrait | he/she · conditional | he/she would know |
| connaîtrions | we · conditional | we would know |
| connaîtriez | you (pl.) · conditional | you (pl.) would know |
| connaîtraient | they · conditional | they would know |
| connaisse | I · subjunctive present | (that) I know |
| connaisses | you · subjunctive present | (that) you know |
| connaisse | he/she · subjunctive present | (that) he/she know |
| connaissions | we · subjunctive present | (that) we know |
| connaissiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive present | (that) you (pl.) know |
| connaissent | they · subjunctive present | (that) they know |
| connusse | I · subjunctive imperfect | (if) I knew |
| connusses | you · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you knew |
| connût | he/she · subjunctive imperfect | (if) he/she knew |
| connussions | we · subjunctive imperfect | (if) we knew |
| connussiez | you (pl.) · subjunctive imperfect | (if) you (pl.) knew |
| connussent | they · subjunctive imperfect | (if) they knew |
| connais | you · command | know! |
| connaissons | we · command | know! (to several) |
| connaissez | you (pl.) · command | know! (to several) |
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