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Monday, July 18, 2011

konnen, konn → to know

To have knowledge of → konnen 
To be familiar with → Konnen
To know → Konnen

'konnen' is also contracted as 'konn'.

Konnen and konn means the same thing: to know.
Example:
1.  M konnen kibò ou prale.
     I know where you're going.

2.  Li konnen mwen trè byen.
     She knows me very well.

3.  M pa konn misye sa.
     I don't know this man.
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To know how to, to be able to → konnen, konn
Example:
1. Li konn pale Angle.
    He knows how to speak English.

2. M pa konn danse.
    I don't know how to dance.

3.  Eske ou konn naje?
     Do you know how to swim?
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to be used to, routinely, habitually → konnen, konn
Example:
1. Li konn pale avè m.
    She routinely speaks to me.

2. M konn wè li chak maten.
    I usually see him every morning.

3.  Li konn peye m chak vandredi.
     He usually pays me every Friday.

4.  M konn fè $40/jou.
     I usually make $40/day.

5.  Eske ou konn manje lakay li?
     Do you sometimes eat at her house?

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