German reference
kennen
to know; to be acquainted with
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I know |
| du | you know |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it knows |
| wir | we know |
| ihr | you (plural) know |
| sie/Sie | they know; you (formal) know |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I knew |
| du | you knew |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it knew |
| wir | we knew |
| ihr | you (plural) knew |
| sie/Sie | they knew; you (formal) knew |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I knew; I have known |
| du | you knew; you have known |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it knew; he/she/it has known |
| wir | we knew; we have known |
| ihr | you (plural) knew; you (plural) have known |
| sie/Sie | they knew; they have known; you (formal) knew; you (formal) have known |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had known |
| du | you had known |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had known |
| wir | we had known |
| ihr | you (plural) had known |
| sie/Sie | they had known; you (formal) had known |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will know |
| du | you will know |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will know |
| wir | we will know |
| ihr | you (plural) will know |
| sie/Sie | they will know; you (formal) will know |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have known |
| du | you will have known |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have known |
| wir | we will have known |
| ihr | you (plural) will have known |
| sie/Sie | they will have known; you (formal) will have known |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I know |
| du | (that) you know |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it knows |
| wir | (that) we know |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) know |
| sie/Sie | (that) they know; (that) you (formal) know |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would know |
| du | you would know |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would know |
| wir | we would know |
| ihr | you (plural) would know |
| sie/Sie | they would know; you (formal) would know |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have known |
| du | you would have known |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have known |
| wir | we would have known |
| ihr | you (plural) would have known |
| sie/Sie | they would have known; you (formal) would have known |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would know |
| du | you would know |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would know |
| wir | we would know |
| ihr | you (plural) would know |
| sie/Sie | they would know; you (formal) would know |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have known |
| du | (reportedly) you have known |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has known |
| wir | (reportedly) we have known |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have known |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have known; (reportedly) you (formal) have known |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will know |
| du | (reportedly) you will know |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will know |
| wir | (reportedly) we will know |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will know |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will know; (reportedly) you (formal) will know |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | know! |
| ihr | know! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | know! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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