le connaître

to know him

→ le
phrase Very common #1,630
to know him Le is a direct object pronoun meaning “him” or “it,” placed before the infinitive connaître.
FR: Je suis heureux de le connaître.
EN: I’m happy to know him.

Faut un peu le connaître, c'est tout.

You just need to know him a little, that's all.

— Les Choristes (2004)

Il me semble le connaître.

I think I know him.

J'aurais voulu le connaître.

I would have liked to know him.

— La Guerre des étoiles (1977)

Est-ce que je dois le connaître?

Do I need to know him?

Ne devais-je pas le connaître?

Wasn't I supposed to know him?

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Vous pensez le connaître, mais c'est surtout du mythe.

You think you know him, but he’s mostly a myth.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

J'aimerais mieux le connaître.

I’d like to get to know him better.

J'ai rencontré une dizaine de ses ex, alors j'ai l'impression de le connaître.

I've met about ten of his exes, so I feel like I know him.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Je suis sûr de le connaître.

I'm sure I know him.

Je préfèrerais ne pas le connaître.

I’d rather not know it.

Tu as l'air de bien le connaître.

You seem to know him well.

J'aurais aimé le connaître.

I wish I had known him.

Vous disiez le connaître.

You said you knew him.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Les Anglais ont prétendu ne pas le connaître.

The English claimed not to know him.

Vous devez le connaître.

You must know him.