kennenlernen

== German == === Alternative forms === kennen lernen === Etymology === kennen (“to be acquainted with”) +‎ lernen (“to learn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkɛnənˌlɛɐ̯nən] Hyphenation: ken‧nen‧ler‧nen === Verb === kennenlernen (weak, third-person singular present lernt kennen, past tense lernte kennen, past participle kennengelernt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to get to know, become acquainted with (a person, place, thing); to befriend. (transitive) to meet; introduce oneself to; to present. Schön, dich kennenzulernen! ― Nice to meet you! (informal) ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “kennenlernen” in Duden online “kennenlernen”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “kennenlernen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “kennenlernen” in OpenThesaurus.de