conèixer

Catalan

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *conōscĕre, from the 12th century,[1] from Latin cognōscere, present active infinitive of cognōscō. Compare Occitan conéisser and conéisher, French connaître, Spanish conocer, Portuguese conhecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic) IPA(key): /koˈnə.ʃə/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /kuˈnɛ.ʃə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /koˈnej.ʃeɾ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛʃe(ɾ)

Verb

conèixer (first-person singular present conec, past participle conegut)

  1. to know (a person, a place, etc.)
    Conec un bon restaurant italià.I know of a good Italian restaurant.
    Havent viscut a Tokyo, conec bé la ciutat.Having lived in Tokyo, I know the city well.
  2. to get to know
  3. to recognise

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. conèixer”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading

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