The English verb to know can be expressed with two different verbs in German:
1. kennen The verb kennen expresses that you are familiar with a person or place. Kennst du die neuen Nachbarn? Kennen Sie die Stadt Bitburg? 2. wissen The verb wissen expresses knowledge of a fact. It often introduces a subordinate clause starting with wer, was, wo, wann, warum, wie etc. Entschuldigung. Wissen Sie, wo der Bahnhof ist? Mein Großvater weiß viel über Geschichte. Note that kennen is conjugated as regular verbs but wissen shows irregularities:
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