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How to Say ‘I know Anna from university.’ in German

Ich kenne Anna von der Uni.

ikh KEN-neh AH-nah fohn dair OO-nee

[ikh KEN-neh AH-nah fohn dair OO-nee]

💬 Usage Tip: German uses plain present tense for this, where English might say "I've known her since uni".

Phrase Breakdown

Ich kenne Anna

ikh KEN-neh AH-nah

I know Anna

Subject, verb and object. Use 'kennen' for knowing people.

Example

Ich kenne Anna gut.

I know Anna well.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

kenne

[KEN-neh]

know

To know a person or be familiar with something; the 'ich' form of 'kennen'.

Example

Ich kenne ihn schon lange.

I've known him for a long time.

Anna

[AH-nah]

Anna

A common female first name.

Example

Anna arbeitet in Berlin.

Anna works in Berlin.

von der Uni.

fohn dair OO-nee

from university.

This says where you know her from. 'Uni' is pronounced OO-nee.

Example

Er ist von der Uni.

He's from the university.

Words in this phrase

von

[fohn]

from

Used to indicate the source, origin, or starting point of something.

Example

Er kommt von Berlin.

He comes from Berlin.

der

[dair]

the

Feminine dative form of the definite article, used here after 'von'.

Example

Ich komme von der Arbeit.

I'm coming from work.

Uni

[OO-nee]

university

Short, informal word for 'Universität'.

Example

Sie geht jeden Tag zur Uni.

She goes to uni every day.

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