Å kjenne = To know, be acquainted with (Uke 39)

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The Verb of the Week for Week 39 is å kjenne, "to know, to be acquainted with". Å kjenne til (noe) means to know about (something).

(Use å vite for knowing facts, etc.)

Here are the conjugations of this regular verb:

vi kjenner = we know (present tense)
vi har kjent = we have known (present perfect tense)
vi kjente = we knew (past tense)
vi hadde kjent = we had known (past perfect tense)
vi vil kjenne = we will know (future)
vi vil ha kjent = we will have known (future perfect tense)
vi ville kjenne = we would know (present conditional)
vi ville ha kjent = we would have known (perfect conditional)

And here are some sentences using it:

Trond Espen Seim? Du kjenner ham??
Trond Espen Seim? You know him??

Jeg ønsker ikke å gå til festen. Jeg skal kjenne ingen der.
I don’t want to go to the party. I won’t know anyone there.

Å ja, vi har kjent hverandre siden universitetet.
Oh, yes, we’ve known each other since university.