yo desconocía

did not know

→ desconocer
des reversal or removal (un-/de-) + conoc know + ía imperfect indicative/subjunctive, 1st or 3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #47,393
did not know Imperfect tense; can also mean “was unaware of” depending on context.
SP: Yo desconocía la verdad en ese momento.
EN: I did not know the truth at that moment.
Conjugation of desconocer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First desconocía —
Third desconocía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First desconocía —
Third desconocía —

Sami desconocía que Egipto era tan bonito.

Sami didn't know that Egypt was so beautiful.

Se desconocía la causa del incendio.

The cause of the fire was unknown.

Sami desconocía que Egipto fuera tan bonito.

Sami didn't know that Egypt was so beautiful.

Tom desconocía dónde se hallaba su familia.

Tom didn’t know where his family was.