Lesson 6.03 The Verbs "wissen" and "kennen"

• Introduction
• Learn
• Try It
• Task
• Vocabulary

Introduction

Two verbs that are going to be very helpful to know how to use properly are:

wissen

kennen

They both mean "to know."

Wissen should be used when you want to express a fact or something that you have knowledge about. For example, someone might ask you, „Was weißt du über Deutschland?"What do you know about Germany?

Kennen should be used when you want to express that you are familiar with a person or place. For example, someone might ask you „Kennst du den neuen Schüler?"Do you know the new student?

 

Following successful completion of this lesson, students will be able to: Model the correct usage of the verbs "wissen" and "kennen" in speaking and writing. The above objectives correspond with the following Alabama Course of Study: Modern Languages Level I Objectives: 1 & 8.