gekannt

This is the 14030th most frequent German word.


gekannt

"Known" (past participle of "kennen," meaning to know).


Here, 'gekannt' is the past participle of 'kennen' used to express past knowledge or acquaintance.

Ich habe sie noch nie gekannt.

I have never known her.


'Gekannt' indicates long-term familiarity with something.

Er hat die Stadt bereits seit seiner Kindheit gekannt.

He has known the city since his childhood.


In this sentence, 'gekannt' appears in a conditional perfect structure, illustrating a hypothetical situation.

Wir hätten sie besser gekannt, wenn wir mehr Zeit mit ihr verbracht hätten.

We would have known her better if we had spent more time with her.