Question

Est-ce qu’ils ______ les noms des étudiants ? 1

savons

savent

connait

connaissez​

Answer 1

answer:

To translate “to know” in French, we use two irregular verbs:

Savoir

Connaître

In this lesson, I am not going to go over the French irregular verb conjugations, but will explain which one to use, and also how to avoid a big misunderstanding between French and English speakers.

Many English speakers might not really understand when a French person asks them “Connaissez-vous Paris ?”: In French, it means “Have you been there yourself?”, not just “have you heard of it”.