conocer

See also: coñocer

Asturian

Alternative forms

• coñocer

Etymology

From Latin cognōscere, present active infinitive of cognōscō, probably through a Vulgar Latin form *conōscēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [konoˈθeɾ]

Verb

conocer (first-person singular indicative present conozo, past participle conocíu)

1. to know, to be aware of

Conjugation

Conjugation of conocer

infinitive		conocer
gerundive		conociendo
participle		m conocíu, f conocida, n conocío, m pl conocíos, f pl conocíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	conozo	conoces	conoz	conocemos	conocéis	conocen
	preterite imperfect	conocía	conocíes	conocía	conocíemos	conocíeis	conocíen
	preterite indefinite	conocí	conociesti	conoció	conociemos	conociestis	conocieron
	pluperfect	conociere	conocieres	conociere	conociéremos	conociereis	conocieren
subjunctive	present	conoza	conozas	conoza	conozamos	conozáis	conozan
	preterite imperfect	conociere	conocieres	conociere	conociéremos	conociereis	conocieren
potential	future	conoceré	conocerás	conocerá	conoceremos	conoceréis	conocerán
	conditional	conocería	conoceríes	conocería	conoceríemos/conoceríamos	conoceríeis/conoceríais	conoceríen
imperative			conoz			conocéi

Synonyms

• (to know): reconocer, saber

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cognōscere, present active infinitive of cognōscō, Vulgar Latin *conōscēre (*conōsceō). Cognate with English cognosce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /konoˈθeɾ/ [ko.noˈθeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /konoˈseɾ/ [ko.noˈseɾ]
• Hyphenation: co‧no‧cer

• Audio (Latin America)

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Verb

1. to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with

   Antonym: desconocer

2. (in the preterite tense) to meet
3. (in the future tense) to get to know, become acquainted (with)
4. to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time)
5. to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time)

   Me gustaría conocer su opinión sobre el material de origen.

   I would like to hear your opinion about the source material.

6. to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out
7. (reflexive, reciprocal) to know, to have known

   Se conocen desde la infancia. ― They have known each other since childhood.

8. (reflexive) to know oneself

Derived terms

• conocido
• conocimiento
• dar a conocer
• desconocer
• llegar a conocer (“to get to know”)
• más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer

 

Related terms

• reconocer

See also

• saber

Further reading

• “conocer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014