kennen lernen
German, verb[ˈkɛnən ˌlɛʁnən]
kennen lernen is spelled K-E-N-N-E-N-L-E-R-N-E-N (12 letters). Kennen lernen is a German verb meaning “alternative spelling of kennenlernen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does kennen lernen mean in English?
verb
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alternative spelling of kennenlernen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. sich mit jemandem bekannt machen 2. sich Wissen über etwas aneignen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kennen lernen
- lernt kennen present singular third-person
- lernte kennen past
- kennen gelernt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- kennen lernend participle present
- kennen zu lernen infinitive infinitive-zu
- lerne kennen first-person indicative present
- lernen kennen first-person indicative plural
- lernst kennen indicative present second-person
- lernest kennen second-person singular subjunctive
- lernet kennen plural second-person subjunctive
- lernten kennen first-person indicative plural
- lerntest kennen indicative preterite second-person
- lerntet kennen indicative plural preterite
- kennenlernen alternative
- lerne kennen! imperative singular
- lernt kennen! imperative plural
- kennen gelernt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kennen lernen?
- [ˈkɛnən ˌlɛʁnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to kennen lernen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.