Know - Kennen (The 216th Most Common German Word)

The translation for Know in German is Kennen. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 216th most common word in German. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about family & relationships, occupation, communication. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common German words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: know

German: kennen

Examples


We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.	Wir kennen den Wert des Wassers erst, wenn der Brunnen trocken ist.
We don't know the truth yet.	Wir kennen die Wahrheit noch nicht.
You know the law.	Sie kennen das Gesetz.
They know your name.	Sie kennen deinen Namen.
She is known to everyone.	Ihn kennen alle.
It is possible for us to know what has been achieved in the past, but it is not possible for us to change it. And it is possible for us to change the future, but it is not possible for us to know what will be achieved in it.	Die Vergangenheit kann man nur kennen, nicht ändern. Die Zukunft kann man nur ändern, nicht kennen.
You should leave the answer blank if you don't know the solution.	Sie sollten die Antwort leer lassen, wenn Sie die Lösung nicht kennen.
Nowadays, people know the price of everything and the value of nothing.	Heutzutage kennen die Menschen von allem den Preis und von nichts den Wert.

We're supposed to know the rules.	Wir sollen die Regeln kennen.
Everybody is supposed to know the law, but few people really do.	Jeder sollte das Gesetz kennen, aber nur wenige tun es wirklich.
My name is known to everybody in my school.	Meinen Namen kennen alle in meiner Schule.
I want to know the details.	Ich will die Details kennen.
We know each other pretty well.	Wir kennen uns ganz gut.
All of us know him well.	Wir kennen ihn alle gut.
I'm very sorry, but we don't know each other.	Es tut mir sehr leid, aber wir kennen uns nicht.
I know we don't really know each other all that well.	Ich weiß, dass wir uns nicht wirklich gut kennen.
We do not know him.	Wir kennen ihn nicht.
We hardly know each other.	Wir kennen uns kaum.
We still don't know the truth.	Wir kennen noch immer nicht die Wahrheit.
We haven't known each other long.	Wir kennen uns noch nicht lange.
We do not know her.	Wir kennen sie nicht.