savoir la réponse ou connaître la réponse

Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

savoir la réponse ou connaître la réponse

In an earlier quiz the correct answer was Je sais la réponse, but in this multiple choice question they use connaître for all choices. Are both correct?
Asked 7 years ago
AurélieNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer
Bonjour Ann !

Though in this case, connaître would be the most "correct" grammatically speaking, in some cases relating to abstract things, both verbs can be used colloquially in French.

Please have a look at our related lesson:
Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French">Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French">Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French">Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do in French

I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Ann, Let's look at this definition from Aurélie: Savoir is usually followed by a clause with a conjugated verb (know where he goes, what I'm doing ...) or an infinitive (know [how] to do something): -> Ils savent à quelle heure le magasin ferme. (They know at what time the shop closes.) Connaître is followed by a noun (know ): -> Ils connaissent l'horaire de fermeture du magasin. (They know the shop closing time.) Using this differentiation as the examples, connaître would be the correct response. However, if the question read «I know how to respond» then savoir would be the correct response. J'espère que cela vous aidera. Bonne chance.
Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Merci pour cela.
Ron T.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Pas de problème. Je suis ravi pour avoir vous aidé
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savoir la réponse ou connaître la réponse

In an earlier quiz the correct answer was Je sais la réponse, but in this multiple choice question they use connaître for all choices. Are both correct?

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