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- "I know her."
"I know her."
Translation:Je la connais.
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I looked it up here: http://french.about.com/od/grammar/a/savoirconnaitre.htm I suggest you look at this rather than me paraphrasing it, as I won't say it as well.
so, "sais" is like knowing knowledge, while "connâis" is like knowing somebody.... Je comprends!
They were debating the use of an exclamation mark in French, as another responded in French I believe they have a space before the punctuation, apparently with the exception of a full stop or a comma.
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Connaitre is being familiar with someone or something. You can be familiar with a person, a place, etc.
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And also in a sentence with only three word how could it be able to recognize which is which !
"connaître" is transitive, does not need a preposition, and only has a direct object. "lui" is the indirect form of il/elle pronoun, used when the verb is constructed with the preposition "à"
- je lui parle = I am talking to him/her (verb: parler à)
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How does this explain the diffrence between when to use "savoir" or connaître? I was looking forward to one of your useful and clear explanations on the matter. Please kindly oblige.
With people and places, please use "connaître": je connais cette personne; je connais la Normandie.
With the meaning of "to be familiar with/to be knowledgeable about/to be aware of", "connaître" is also the correct verb: je connais l'histoire de mon pays; je connais beaucoup de mots anglais; je connais ses méthodes.
You will use "savoir" with things you have learned, before any verb in the infinitive and any subordinate clause: je sais lire/écrire/compter/nager; je sais que la terre est ronde.
because it can never be. It's I know she. Je LA connais. would be the correct answer.
"Connaître" is when you know of somebody. "Savoir" is when you know a piece of information. For example, "Françoise; je la connais" and "Je sais qu'il mange son sandwich".
Lui, personal pronoun, can be two things:
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indirect pronoun standing for "à + il" and "à + elle": je lui donne, je lui parle, je lui dis, (verbs: donner à, parler à, dire à...)
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stressed pronoun of "il":
-- after a preposition: Je vais avec lui
-- as a compound subject: Lui et moi sommes amis
-- as part of a short answer: Qui est là ? C'est lui !
-- as an apposition: Lui, c'est lui, et moi, c'est moi !
Note: the stressed pronoun of "elle" remains "elle": Je vais avec elle - Elle et moi sommes amis - Qui est là ? C'est elle ! Elle, c'est elle, et moi, c'est moi !
When a personal pronoun is the direct object of the verb, it is placed before.
It was multiple choice - as knowing a person is 'connaitre' I picked that as the only true answer. Instead I found that using 'saisir' was also correct. In another exercise, they were clearly not equal to each other. It would be nice if the lessons that we are learning are coherent all the way through the exercises!
"se" is a reflexive pronoun, 3rd person singular. It represent the same grammatical person as the subject:
- je me connais, tu te connais, il/elle/on se connait, nous nous connaissons, vous vous connaissez, ils/elles se connaissent
This verbal form does not exist.
You can find inversions with [Verb-hyphen-dummy T-hyphen-pronoun], but only in questions.
For instance: Aime-t-elle mon repas ? = Does she like my meal?
This sentence is a statement and "her" is the direct object of "know/connais". So you need the direct object form of "elle", which is "la" (= her) and you have to place it in front of the verb: "Je la connais".
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I was using the mobile app and I was to translate "Je la connais". I think that's what happened! :d
For the same reason as you do not say "I know she": you need an object pronoun.
The direct object pronoun for "elle" is "la".
Because you would not say "I know my/your/his/our/their".
"Her" happens to also be a possessive for a "she" owner, but in this sentence it is the object form of "she".
