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Lesson 2.10 - Communication<br />
G: -aître Verbs<br />
Formation<br />
French Verb • Print version • audio (upload)<br />
connaître to know (personally)<br />
Singular<br />
past participle: connu<br />
Plural<br />
first person je connais jeuh cohnay I know nous connaissons noo cohnehssohn we know<br />
second person tu connais too cohnay you know<br />
third person<br />
il connaît eel cohnay<br />
elle connaît ell cohnay<br />
he knows<br />
she knows<br />
vous connaissez voo cohnehssay you know<br />
ils connaissent<br />
eel cohnesse<br />
on connaît ohn cohnay one knows elles connaissent ell cohnesse<br />
they know<br />
(masc. or mixed)<br />
they know (fem.)<br />
Other -aître verbs<br />
apparaître - to appear<br />
connaître - to know<br />
disparaître - to disappear<br />
naître - to be born 1<br />
1 Naître has an irregular past participle (né) and takes être as its helping verb in perfect tenses.<br />
G: Connaître & Savoir<br />
Connaître is used to say that you know someone. Savoir is used to say that you know a fact or piece of<br />
information.<br />
French Verb • Print version • audio (upload)<br />
savoir to know (as a fact)<br />
Singular<br />
past participle: su<br />
Plural<br />
first person je sais jeuh say I know nous savons noo sahvohn we know<br />
second person tu sais too say you know<br />
third person<br />
il sait eel say<br />
elle sait ell say<br />
he knows<br />
she knows<br />
vous savez voo sahvay you know<br />
ils savent<br />
eel sahve<br />
on sait ohn say one knows elles savent ell sahve<br />
they know<br />
(masc. or mized)<br />
they know (fem.)<br />
V: Calling Others<br />
Téléphoner (à) is used to say that you are calling (to) someone. In French, you call to someone, so the verb
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