yo reconocía

recognized, acknowledged

→ reconocer
reconoc recognize + ía imperfect indicative or imperfect subjunctive, 1st/3rd person singular
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #37,886
recognized, acknowledged Imperfect tense; the exact English form depends on the subject and context.
SP: No reconocía a la persona que estaba en la foto.
EN: I didn't recognize the person who was in the photo.
Conjugation of reconocer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First reconocía
Third reconocía
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First reconocía
Third reconocía

Pero en todas partes había alguien que me reconocía.

But everywhere I went there was someone who recognized me.

— Tigre y dragón (2000)

Tuvo un sueño extraño en el que volaba sobre una ciudad que no reconocía en absoluto.

He had a strange dream in which he was flying over a city he didn't recognize at all.

Cuando se miraba en el espejo, Sara no se reconocía.

When Sara looked at herself in the mirror, she didn’t recognize herself.

El extraño resultó ser un antiguo vecino que había cambiado tanto que nadie lo reconocía ya.

The stranger turned out to be a former neighbor who had changed so much that no one recognized him anymore.

El perro no me reconocía.

The dog didn't recognize me.

— Un profeta (2009)