Verb of The Day: Conocer

Question

(Please add other meanings of today’s verb. I know there are regional and cultural differences that make language so colorful and vast)

Verbs ending in cer or cir preceded by a vowel add z before c when followed by o or a.

Conocer

Conocer= (to show familiarity) with person, place, or thing.(to know)

In Spanish there are two ways to express to know

The other word is saber(Spanish differentiates between the two)

as saber is knowing facts and how to do things

Example: Yo sé la canción = "I know the song"(by heart)

"Yo conozco la canción" = (I'm familiar with it)

....So you would use saber if you know a math equation, how to fix a car, or

know all the about how the universe began.

...Then conocer..If you know someone, familiar with Madrid, or The United States.

Two interesting words related to conocer

el desconcimiento = ignorance

el conocimiento = knowledge

Conocer

Conozco conocemos conoces conocéis conoce conocen

(Yo) conozco, (tú )conoces, (él, ella, Ud.) conoce (nosotros)conocemos (vosotros) conocéis, (ellos, ellas, Uds.) conocen

As with stem-changing verbs, the reason for this change is how it sounds: Consider conocer. Without c>a change,it's yo form would be conoco(as opposed to the lovely conozco)

Yo conozco a Heidita.

In the past(preterite): Conocí a Heidita la semana pasada.

Please don't forget to add your own example in any tense

desconocimiento - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 1

Sé que el conocimiento es poder. Sé que Julia es una mujer poderosa.

I know that knowledge is power. I know Julia is a powerful woman.

awesome ray mi amigo - 0043ad50, Feb 20, 2011

Ha, way to get it all in there! - happyquilter, Feb 20, 2011

That is Julia Gillard our Prime Minister, the first ever woman PM. - ray76, Feb 20, 2011

Sé que el conocimiento es poder. Sé que Julia es una mujer poderosa. - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

Thank you guys I thought i had this in the bag ,apparently not. - ray76, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 2

I'd like to introduce you to my good friend.

Me gustaría dar a conocer tú mi bueno amigo.

what a perfect example - 0043ad50, Feb 20, 2011

Me gustaría... rules of gustar, perhaps? - foxluv, Feb 20, 2011

Gracias, fox. - Leatha, Feb 20, 2011

"Introduce"= presentar, introducir. - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

Agora, Marshall is right since conocer is used in the sense of "meeting {to meet someon for the 1st time}". - foxluv, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 3

Creo que conocían sus actividades, pero no había pruebas.

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I believe that they knew about his activities but there was no proof.

great sentence - 0043ad50, Feb 21, 2011

Gracias Marshall. - Rolest, Feb 21, 2011

Put him with Sidney Greenstreet and Bogart, and you have the classical three villains , well two at least. - ray76, Feb 23, 2011

Answer 4

Justin Bieber es muy conocido como cantante, pero también sabe jugar al basketball. Justin Bieber is well known as a singer but he also knows how to play basketball. (MVP at the Celebrity Game)

that's great - 0043ad50, Feb 20, 2011

Perfecto - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 5

El verbo conocer es semejante al de reconocer que signigica "to recognize" en inglés.

The verb to know is similar to that of to recognize in english.

The verb "to know," is similar to that of "to recognizw - 0043ad50, Feb 22, 2011

Sorry, my dog jumpeds on me - 0043ad50, Feb 22, 2011

This is insane. The dog from hell won't let me type. I think it should read: The verb "to know," is similar to that of "to reconize" in English. - 0043ad50, Feb 22, 2011

Answer 6

Lo conocí el otro día y parece que tiene un carácter muy agradable.

I met him the other day and he seems to have a nice character.

Answer 7

Conozco Venezia bien, porque viví allí por un tiempo.

I am familiar with Venice, as I lived there for a time.

Venezia, with capital. Es un nombre propio. - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

Venice, con mayúscula por favor. - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

English capitalization as well....Venice - 0043ad50, Feb 21, 2011

Uff! not my day! - pacofinkler, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 8

Encantada. Es mi placer conocerte.

I'm enchanted. It's a pleasure to meet you.

My pleasure= mi placer. A pleasure= un placer - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

nice - 0043ad50, Feb 21, 2011

Mi or un? Are both correct? - JoyceM, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 9

I didn't know that I could meet so many helpful people on one forum.

No sabía que podía conocer tan mucha gente servicial en un foro.

Provechoso= beneficial, useful. Helpful= servicial,amable. - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

good English phrase - 0043ad50, Feb 21, 2011

Answer 10

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Conozco Ontario bien. Cuando vivía allí, conocí a J.D. Fortune.

I know Ontario well. When I lived there, I met J.D. Fortune.

Do I need the le in front of conocí? - happyquilter, Feb 20, 2011

You should not use "le" in this grammatical construction. - Agora, Feb 21, 2011

Thank you Agora. I will fix it. - happyquilter, Feb 21, 2011