Decir conocer - how would you translate this?

Question

Would 'dijo conocer' be something like 'knowingly said'?

Answer 1

Could you give a sentence in which you have seen these words together. I have seen them as part of a sentence but from what I have seen, these two words don't seem to go together to mean anything specific.

The sentence I saw was....."¿Qué quiere decir conocer a alguién?"....."What does it mean to know someone?" Decir belongs with querer in this example and translates as 'to mean'.

Good answer... that makes more sense! :) - FELIZ77, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 2

My take - "Pablo said he knew the secret of being happy" - Tell Pablo to call me, ok?

Margaretbl. Please post what Pablo said in the forum! - aprender100, Nov 1, 2010

ja ja - no worries It's in Phil 4:11,12 - the secret was "to be content, whatever the circumstances" New Int Version :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 3

I think it's more like he said he knows or something like that.

Answer 4

It looks like an error to me; I would expect either que or a quotation mark after dijo.

I agree with that. - JoelMatthew, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 5

The whole sentence is:

Pablo dijo conocer "el secreto" para ser feliz.

Pablo said he knows "the secret" to be happy. - Tonyriva, Nov 1, 2010

Pablo dijo que conocía "el secreto" para ser feliz. Look up the rules for reported or indirect speech. - lorenzo9, Nov 1, 2010

Answer 6

On further reflection, I think it means:

(he) is said to know