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Swedish
Verb
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
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.
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