Re: savoir-connaître (was: Re: can-may)
| From: | Philip Newton <philip.newton@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, December 28, 2004, 7:42 |
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On Mon, 27 Dec 2004 12:25:04 +0100, Rene Uittenbogaard <ruittenb@...> wrote:
> # 1 wrote:
> >
> > Maybe you don't know it clearly and that you only use it instinctively too
> > because I don't know how to explain clearly the difference between "savoir"
> > and "connaître" wich both means "to know" in english..
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> I thought "connaître" is used for people and specific things:
[snip]
> "savoir" is used for abilities and facts:
I've also seen "kennen/connaître" translated as "be acquainted with",
in an effort to distinguish it from "wissen/savoir" (which is then
simply "know").
Cheers,
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Philip Newton <philip.newton@...>
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