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conociera

knew, was familiar with

→ conocer
conoc to know, to be familiar with + iera Imperfect subjunctive ending for yo/él/ella
verb · imperfect tense Uncommon #20,221
knew, was familiar with This form can also mean “were to meet” in some contexts.
SP: Si conociera la ciudad, no usaría el mapa.
EN: If I knew the city, I wouldn’t use the map.
Conjugation of conocer
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First conocía conocíamos
Second conocías —
Third conocía conocían
conociera

Si ella conociera tu dirección, te escribiría.

If she knew your address, she would write to you.

Actúa como si me conociera de hace años.

She acts like she's known me for years.

— El conformista (1971)

Quizá las conociera.

Maybe I knew them.

— Legado en los huesos (2019)

Lo tomaría como un cumplido, si no te conociera.

I'd take that as a compliment, if I didn't know you.

Ese hombre se inclina hacia mí como si me conociera.

That man leans towards me as if he knows me.

Siento como si te conociera.

I feel like I know you.

Lo sé, porque si me conociera, no hubiese podido seguirla.

I know, because if she knew me, she wouldn't have been able to follow her.

— Psicosis (1960)

Tenía acento neoyorquino, como nadie que yo conociera.

He had a New York accent, like no one I knew.

— Por eso lo llaman amor (2017)

Si no conociera la mente más brillante de la ciudad, ¿quién lo haría?

If I didn't know the city's most brilliant mind, who would?

— Súper 30 (2019)

Habló como si no me conociera.

He spoke as if he didn’t know me.

Él hizo como si no me conociera.

He acted as if he didn't know me.

Me gustaría que ella la conociera.

I would like her to meet her.

Me fuiste a ver antes de que te conociera, por eso no supe quién eras.

You went to see me before I knew you, so I didn’t know who you were.

— Tu nombre (2016)

Le contó su vida entera a un extraño en el tren como si lo conociera de toda la vida.

He told his entire life story to a stranger on the train as if he had known him all his life.

Que no sea de acá no significa que mi hija no lo conociera.

Just because he wasn’t from here doesn’t mean my daughter didn’t know him.

— Elena sabe (2023)

Dijo que necesitábamos alguien que conociera la isla.

He said we needed someone who knew the island.

Si lo conociera mejor, le diría la verdad.

If I knew him better, I would tell him the truth.

A Iván no le permitieron ni que me conociera.

Iván wasn't even allowed to meet me.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Desde antes que ese güey la conociera.

Since before that guy knew her.

— Amores perros (2000)

Es casi como si ya te conociera.

It's almost as if I already know you.

— Wicked (2024)