(To go with the recent Socratic theme)
Essence: Essence
Forme: Form
Corps: Body
âme : Soul
Etre: Being, to be.
Devenir: To become
Savoir: To know by learning
Connaître : To know by the senses
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2 comments:
A good distinction between “savoir” and “connaître”, as Anglophones trip over these. French is a much more precise language than English, with often a unique word for each variation in meaning. I always struggle with when to use 'revenir', 'retourner' or 'rentrer'. In English, we can simply default to ‘return’.
I actually still have trouble with them too. I usually remember connaître as what you use when you've met a person.
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