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Kennen: Dutch verb forms

kennen kende gekend

to know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with

/ˈkɛnə(n)/

Conjugation

PersonPresentPastPerfect
ikkenkendeheb gekend
jij, ukentkendehebt gekend
hij, zij, hetkentkendeheeft gekend
wij, jullie, zijkennenkendenhebben gekend
  • Past participle: gekend, with hebben.

Meaning in English

  1. to know (a person, a thing), be acquainted with, to have knowledge of the properties of a particular person, object or concept, through personal experience, teaching, practice, or habit; to be familiar with
  2. to know, experience

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