kennen
to know (people, places)
- Past (Präteritum)
- kannte
- Past participle
- gekannt (haben)
Distinguish *kennen* (be familiar), *wissen* (facts), *können* (ability). *Kennst du Berlin?* vs *Weißt du, wo Berlin ist?*
Conjugation
Present
- kennt
- present, singular, third-person
- kenne
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- kennen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- kennst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- kannte
- past
- kannten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- kanntest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- kanntet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- kennte
- past, subjunctive
- kenne
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kennen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kennest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kennet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kennten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- kenntest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- kenntet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gekannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gekannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gekannt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gekannt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gekannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gekannt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gekannt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gekannt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde kennen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden kennen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest kennen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet kennen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde kennen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden kennen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest kennen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet kennen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gekannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gekannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gekannt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gekannt haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gekannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gekannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- kenn
- imperative, second-person, singular
- kenne
- imperative, second-person, singular
- kennt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gekannt
- participle, past
- kennend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- kennen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gekannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gekannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gekannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gekannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gekannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gekannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gekannt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gekannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gekannt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- kennen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde kennen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden kennen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst kennen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet kennen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird kennen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gekannt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gekannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gekannt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gekannt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gekannt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gekannt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (4)
- anerkennen (separable)
to recognize / acknowledge
Er erkannte den Fehler an. — The victory was recognized.
- bekennen (inseparable)
to confess / profess
Er bekannte sich zu seiner Schuld. — He admitted his guilt.
- erkennen (inseparable)
to recognize
Ich erkannte ihn sofort. — I recognized him immediately.
- verkennen (inseparable)
to misjudge
Du verkennst die Lage. — You misjudge the situation.