weten

Meaning

1. (transitive) to know (knowledge), to be aware of something
2. (transitive) to remember
3. (auxiliary) to be able to, to manage to (literally, "to know how to/to know of a way to")

wijten

to blame

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Concepts

know

knowledge

proficiency

realization

command

skill

competence

competency

wot

consciousness

ken

awareness

lucidity

learning

be aware of

knowhow

know how to

knowing

knowledgeable

knows

acquaintance

science

understand

wit

have knowledge of

know how

Synonyms

kennen

kennis

wetenschap

medeweten

verstand

kunde

besef

bewustzijn

bezinning

bekende

beheersen

kenvermogen

laten

mededelen

bekendheid

bekend zijn met

berichten

relatie

begrijpen

in staat zijn

kunnen

Translations

savoir

wissen

saber

sapere

saber

Wissen

connaissance

bilmek

conocimiento

saber

conhecimento

scire

Kenntnis

ξέρω

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʋeːtə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: wēten

Inherited from Old Dutch: witan

In summary

From Middle Dutch wēten, from Old Dutch witan, from Proto-West Germanic *witan, from Proto-Germanic *witaną, from Proto-Indo-European *wóyde (“know”), a root perfect from the root *weyd-. The past tense forms is also composed of the regular past tense marker -te.

Sentences

Hoe kunnen we het verschil weten ?

How can you tell the difference?

Ik wil ook weten wat onze verantwoordelijkheid is .

I also want to ask what our responsibility is.

We weten dat we realistisch moeten zijn .

We know that we have to be realistic.

Wij weten het allemaal , wij lezen dit soort feiten dagelijks in de krant .

We all know this - these are the facts that we read every day in the newspapers.

Maar we weten ook dat handel alleen onvoldoende is .

We also know, however, that trade on its own is not enough.

Wat we wel weten , is dat er iets heel vreemds is aan deze uitbraak .

What we do know is that there is something very strange about this outbreak.