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Lesson 2.10 - Communication
G: -aître Verbs
Formation
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connaître to know (personally)
past participle: connu
Singular
Plural
first person je connais jeuh cohnay I know
nous connaissons noo cohnehssohn we know
second person tu connais too cohnay you know vous connaissez voo cohnehssay you know il connaît eel cohnay he knows
ils connaissent
they know
eel cohnesse
third person elle connaît ell cohnay she knows
(masc. or mixed)
on connaît ohn cohnay one knows elles connaissent ell cohnesse they know (fem.)
Other -aître verbs
apparaître - to appear
connaître - to know
disparaître - to disappear
naître - to be born1
1Naître has an irregular past participle (né) and takes être as its helping verb in perfect tenses.
G: Connaître & Savoir
Connaître is used to say that you know someone. Savoir is used to say that you know a fact or piece of information.
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savoir to know (as a fact)
past participle: su
Singular
Plural
first person je sais jeuh say I know
nous savons noo sahvohn we know
second person tu sais too say you know vous savez voo sahvay you know il sait eel say he knows
ils savent
they know
eel sahve
third person elle sait ell say she knows
(masc. or mized)
on sait ohn say one knows elles savent ell sahve
they know (fem.)
V: Calling Others
Téléphoner (à) is used to say that you are calling (to) someone. In French, you call to someone, so the verb
is used with indirect, and not direct, objects.
Je téléphone à Jacques. - I'm calling Jacques.
G: Appeler
Appeler is used to say what your name is. Je m'appelle... literally means I call myself.. , but in English you would say My name is.. . Appeler is a regular -er verb, but, as you may have noticed, is also stem changing.
In the present indicative, it is conjuagted as follows:
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appeler to call
past participle: appelé
Singular
Plural
first person
