In the singular, connaître follows a typical s/s/t pattern. In the plural,
the stem stays the same, with a double s.
connaître is conjugated as follows:
connaître
|
je
|
connais |
|
nous |
connaissons |
tu
|
connais |
vous
|
connaissez |
elle,
il, on |
connaît |
elles,
ils |
connaissent |
In the singular, the 's' and 't' are not pronounced, so the singular
forms are pronounced the same. |
In the third-person plural, the 'ent' is not pronounced. |
The circumflex does not alter the pronunciation. |
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The 's' is doubled in the plural because in French a single 's' between
two consonants is pronounced like a 'z': the double 's' represents more
accurately the 's' sound of the pronunciation.
The circumflex is added to every 'i' (in this verb only) which comes
just before a 't'. The 'î' never comes before an 's'.
Est-ce que tu connais Marc ? C'est mon meilleur ami.
Ma mère connaît une femme qui connaît un couple qui
connaissent un vieil homme qui connaît une amie de Brigitte
Bardot. C'est impressionnant, non ? |
Also conjugated according to this pattern are:
paraître |
to seem |
apparaître |
to appear |
disparaître |
to disappear |
-er verbs /
-ir verbs / -re
verbs
être / avoir
/ faire / aller
/ prendre / connaître
venir, tenir / pouvoir,
vouloir / savoir, devoir / dormir,
sortir, servir
lire, dire, écrire / voir,
croire
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