conocerse

to know oneself, to meet, to get to know each other, to become known

→ conocer
conocer to know, to be familiar with + se Reflexive marker
verb Rare #38,090
to know oneself Also used with a plural subject to mean “to know each other.”
SP: Es importante conocerse bien.
EN: It’s important to know yourself well.
to meet, to get to know each other Used with a plural subject.
SP: Antes de conocerse, hablaron por teléfono.
EN: Before meeting, they talked on the phone.
to become known Often used in the expression darse a conocer.
SP: La verdad puede conocerse pronto.
EN: The truth may become known soon.
Conjugation of conocer
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First conozco conocemos
Second conoces —
Third conoce conocen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First conozco conocemos
Second conoces —
Third conoce conocen
Imperative
SingularPlural
First — conozcamos
Second conoce —
Third conozca conozcan
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First conocía conocíamos
Second conocías —
Third conocía conocían
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First conocía conocíamos
Second conocías —
Third conocía conocían
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First conocí conocimos
Second conociste —
Third conoció conocieron
Past
Indicative future
SingularPlural
First conoceré —
Second conocerás —
Third conocerá —
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First conoceré —
Second conocerás —
Third conocerá —
Subjunctive past
Present

El informe pronto dio a conocerse en todo el país.

The report soon became known throughout the country.

Somos una forma que el cosmos tiene de conocerse a sí mismo.

We are a way for the cosmos to know itself.

Mejor conocerse, que saber lo que uno hace.

It is better to know yourself than to know what you are doing.

Conocerse a sí mismo es muy difícil.

Knowing yourself is very difficult.

Pero han fingido no conocerse.

But they pretended not to know each other.

— Divorzio all'italiana (1961)

Bueno, nuestros hijos estaban destinados a conocerse.

Well, our children were destined to meet.

Conocerse a uno mismo no es fácil.

Knowing yourself is not easy.

Es difícil conocerse a uno mismo.

It's difficult to know oneself.