{"id":28,"date":"2017-02-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-19T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french-and-france.com\/?p=28"},"modified":"2017-02-19T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T08:00:00","slug":"to-know-in-french-savoir-and-connaitre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french-and-france.com\/?p=28","title":{"rendered":"To know in French: &#8220;savoir&#8221; and &#8220;conna\u00eetre&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How to use savoir et conna\u00eetre<\/p>\n<p>In French,two verbs can be translated by the English verb &#8220;to know&#8221;: <b>savoir<\/b> and <b>conna\u00eetre<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Present tense conjugation:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 0px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>savoir<\/b><br \/>je sais<br \/>tu sais<br \/>il sait<br \/>elle sait<br \/>nous savons<br \/>vous savez<br \/>ils savent<br \/>elles savent<\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"savoir\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/savoir.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/td>\n<td><b>conna\u00eetre<\/b><br \/>je connais<br \/>tu connais<br \/>il conna\u00eet<br \/>elle conna\u00eet<br \/>nous connaissons<br \/>vous connaissez<br \/>ils connaissent<br \/>elles connaissent <\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"conna\u00eetre\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/connaitre.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>1) <b>savoir<\/b> + infinitive = to know how to do something<\/h3>\n<p><b>Savez<\/b>-vous conduire ? = &nbsp;<i>Do you know how to drive?<\/i><\/p>\n<p><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Savez-vous conduire ?\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/savoir_ex1.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Je ne <b>sais<\/b> pas nager. = <i>I don&#8217;t know how to swim.<\/i><br \/><i><br \/><\/i><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je ne sais pas nager.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/savoir_ex2.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<h3>2) Savoir + a subordinate clause:<\/h3>\n<p>Je <b>sais<\/b> <u>qu&#8217;<\/u>il l&#8217;a fait. = <i>I know he did it.<\/i><br \/><i><br \/><\/i><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je sais qu'il l'a fait.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/savoir_ex3.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<p>Je sais <u>o\u00f9<\/u> il est. = <i>I know where he is.<\/i><br \/><i><br \/><\/i><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je sais o\u00f9 il est.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/savoir_ex4.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><br \/><u><span style=\"color: red;\"><br \/><\/span><\/u><u><span style=\"color: red;\">Note:<\/span><\/u> In the pass\u00e9 compos\u00e9 (past tense), <b>savoir<\/b> means &#8220;to learn&#8221; or &#8220;to find out&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p>Je l&#8217;<b>ai su<\/b> hier. = <i>I found out about it yesterday.<\/i><br \/><i><br \/><\/i><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je l'ai su hier.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/savoir_ex5.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<h3>1\/ Conna\u00eetre quelqu&#8217;un = &nbsp;to know a person<\/h3>\n<p>Je connais Paul. = <i>I know Paul.<\/i><br \/><i><br \/><\/i><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je connais Paul.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/connaitre_ex1.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><\/p>\n<h3>2) to be familiar with a place or thing<\/h3>\n<p>Je connais bien Toulouse. &nbsp;= <i>I know \/ am familiar with Toulouse.<\/i><br \/><i><br \/><\/i><audio controls=\"controls\" title=\"Je connais bien Toulouse.\"><source src=\"http:\/\/www.le-chapeauda.com\/blog\/audio\/connaitre_ex2.mp3\" type=\"audio\/mpeg\"><\/source>Your browser does not support the audio element.<\/audio><br \/><u><span style=\"color: red;\"><br \/><\/span><\/u><u><span style=\"color: red;\">Note:<\/span><\/u> <b>Conna\u00eetre<\/b> is always followed by a noun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to use savoir et conna\u00eetre In French,two verbs can be translated by the English verb &#8220;to know&#8221;: savoir and conna\u00eetre. 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