le reconnaître

to recognize him/it

→ le

phrase Uncommon #9,648

to recognize him/it The pronoun le refers to a masculine person or thing, or can mean “it” when the object is masculine. The pronoun comes before the infinitive: le reconnaître. In the example sentences, the phrase also appears with different conjugated forms and object pronouns, such as le reconnais and les reconnaissez.

FR: Je suis sûr que tu vas le reconnaître.

EN: I'm sure you'll recognize him.

Tom ne pensait pas que quiconque puisse le reconnaître.

Tom didn't think anyone could recognize him.

Je n'arrive pas à le reconnaître.

I can't recognize him.

Comment le reconnaître ?

How to recognize it?

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

Je ne saurais même pas le reconnaître.

I wouldn't even recognize him.

— Bugonia (2025)

Il faut le reconnaître.

We have to admit it.

— Parasite (2019)

Il croit que je ne vais pas le reconnaître ?

He thinks I won't recognize him?

Son analyse est juste, il faut le reconnaître.

His analysis is correct, we must acknowledge that.

Vous devez le reconnaître.

You have to admit it.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

S'il est d'ici, je vais forcément le reconnaître.

If he's from here, I'll definitely recognize him.

— Rise Roar Revolt (RRR) (2022)

Quand une cause est perdue, je sais le reconnaître.

When a cause is lost, I know how to recognize it.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Il portait un masque, de telle manière que personne ne pourrait le reconnaître.

He wore a mask, so that no one could recognize him.

Beaucoup de gens ne pouvaient pas le reconnaître sous ce déguisement.

Many people couldn't recognize him in that disguise.

Quelqu'un finira bien par le reconnaître.

Someone will eventually recognize him.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Je dois le reconnaître.

I have to admit it.