Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desconozco | |
| tú | desconoces | |
| él / ella / usted | desconoce | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desconocemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desconocéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desconocen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desconocí | |
| tú | desconociste | |
| él / ella / usted | desconoció | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desconocimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desconocisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desconocieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desconocía | |
| tú | desconocías | |
| él / ella / usted | desconocía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desconocíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desconocíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desconocían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desconoceré | |
| tú | desconocerás | |
| él / ella / usted | desconocerá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desconoceremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desconoceréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desconocerán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desconocería | |
| tú | desconocerías | |
| él / ella / usted | desconocería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desconoceríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desconoceríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desconocerían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desconozca | |
| tú | desconozcas | |
| él / ella / usted | desconozca | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desconozcamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desconozcáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desconozcan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to not be familiar with, to not know, to not recognize
- to ignore, to disregard
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations