The verb "conocer" is commonly used to talk about knowing facts. "Conocer" is usually mistaken with the verb "saber".
1. The most common use of the verb "conocer" is "to know" or "to understand".
Conozco la ciudad como la palma de mi mano.
I know the city like the back of my hand.
¿Conoces el significado de la palabra avanzar?
Do you know the meaning of the word "avanzar"?
2. The verb "conocer" is also used to recognize, perceive a thing or person as distinct from everything else.
Conjugation
| Present | Imperfect | Indefinite | |
| Yo | conozco | conocía | conocí |
| Tú | conoces | conocías | conociste |
| Él/Ella/Usted | conoce | conocía | conoció |
| Nosotros | conocemos | conocíamos | conocimos |
| Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | conocen | conocían | conocieron |
Special aspects
1. The most common use of the verb "conocer" is "to know" or "to understand".
Conozco la ciudad como la palma de mi mano.
I know the city like the back of my hand.
¿Conoces el significado de la palabra avanzar?
Do you know the meaning of the word "avanzar"?
2. The verb "conocer" is also used to recognize, perceive a thing or person as distinct from everything else.