kennen.
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
Meaning & usage
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
Lars kent Emma, weet je dat? — Ja, ik weet dat Lars Emma kent.
Ik ken Rusland niet; ik weet niets over dat land.
to know, experience
Zijn werk kende vroeger veel kritiek, maar wordt tegenwoordig geaccepteerd.
alternative form of kunnen
Where this word comes from
From Middle Dutch kennen, from Old Dutch kennen, from Proto-West Germanic *kannijan, from Proto-Germanic *kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.