känna till
Swedish edit
Verb edit
känna till (present känner till, preterite kände till, supine känt till, imperative känn till)
- to be aware of, to know of
- Jag känner till honom, men jag vet inte så mycket om honom
- I know of him, but I don't know that much about him
- Jag kände inte till hans andra familj
- I wasn't aware of his other family
- Jag kände inte till att han varit polis
- I wasn't aware of / didn't know that he had been a cop
- Jag kände inte till att 1 + 1 är 2
- I wasn't aware / didn't know that 1 + 1 equals 2
Usage notes edit
The basic meaning is to be aware of the existence of something, whether that something is a fact, piece of information, or something more concrete, like a person. As a translation that just captures the meaning, "be aware of" should always work.