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"Meet" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "conocer", and "know" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "saber". Learn more about the difference between "meet" and "know" below.
meet(
mit
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. conocer
I met my wife at a Star Trek convention.Conocí a mi esposa en una convención de Star Trek.
a. encontrarse con
I am meeting my friends for brunch at noon.Me voy a encontrar con mis amigas para brunch al mediodía.
3. (to conform)
a. cumplir con
I don't meet the requirements for the position.No cumplo con los requisitos para el puesto.
b. satisfacer
Her test scores don't meet the minimum entrance requirement.Sus resultados en el examen no satisfacen el requisito mínimo de entrada.
4. (to welcome)
a. recibir
My boyfriend met me with flowers after work.Mi novio me recibió con flores después del trabajo.
b. enfrentarse
The two teams met on the playing field.Los dos equipos se enfrentaron en el campo de juego.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
c. verse
They met for coffee on a cold winter's day.Se vieron para un café en un frío día de invierno.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
9. (sports)
a. el encuentro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The meet is at a quarter past seven in the high-school pool.El encuentro es a las siete y cuarto en la piscina de la escuela secundaria.
know(
no
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. saber
Do you know when the next bus is leaving?¿Sabes a qué hora sale el próximo autobús?
He knows French, Spanish, and German.Sabe francés, español y alemán.
a. conocer
I know her from school, but we're not really friends.La conozco de la escuela, pero realmente no somos amigos.
a. saber
I don't know if you should walk home so late.No sé si deberías caminar sola a tu casa a esta hora.
a. saberse
Do you know the alphabet yet?¿Ya te sabes el abecedario?
He knows a lot about the American Civil War.Se sabe mucho de la guerra civil estadounidense.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
