What does connaitre mean in english?

Question

above the i there is a symbol that looks like the top three points on a stop sign

Answer 1

"Connaitre" is used when you know a place or a person.

Examples:1) Je connais la rue - I know the road 2) Je connais cet endroit - I know this place 3) Je connais a Sylvie - I know Sylvie

The other verb, often confused with speakers who are not francophone , is "savoir" , which also means "to know" . However, this is more to do with facts

Examples : "Je sais nager" - I know how to swim

2) Je sais l'histoire de la France - I know the history of France

3) Elle sait quelle parte du monde fabrique le meilleur vin - She knows which part of the world manufactures the best wine.

Answer 2

Connaitre, with that little thingie on top of the i, means 'to know'.

It's french.

Answer 3

It means "to know" in the sense of being acquainted with. You use it about persons and places you know and concepts with which you are acquainted.

The other verb "to know" is "savoir". You use it to describe knowing a fact.

http://french.about.com/b/a/2004_08_16.h...

Answer 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XBKeRnAu...