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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

conhecer

to know a person or a place

  • #30 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: conhecendo
  • Past participle: conhecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I know a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you know a person or a place
  3. nós we know a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all know a person or a place

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I knew a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you knew a person or a place
  3. nós we knew a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all knew a person or a place

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to know a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to know a person or a place
  3. nós we are going to know a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to know a person or a place

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to know a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to know a person or a place
  3. nós we used to know a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to know a person or a place

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would know a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would know a person or a place
  3. nós we would know a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would know a person or a place

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I know a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you know a person or a place
  3. nós (that) we know a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all know a person or a place

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I knew a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you knew a person or a place
  3. nós (if) we knew a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all knew a person or a place

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I know a person or a place
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you know a person or a place
  3. nós (when) we know a person or a place
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all know a person or a place

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você know a person or a place!
  2. vocês know a person or a place! (all of you)

How to use conhecer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu conheço um restaurante ótimo aqui perto.

    I know a great restaurant near here.

  2. Past

    Eu conheci minha esposa numa festa de amigos.

    I met my wife at a friends' party.

  3. Future

    Vocês vão conhecer o Rio nessas férias?

    Are you going to visit Rio this vacation?

  4. Imperfect

    Ele conhecia todo mundo no bairro.

    He knew everyone in the neighborhood.

  5. Conditional

    Eu conheceria o Japão com prazer.

    I'd love to visit Japan.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Quero que você conheça os meus pais.

    I want you to meet my parents.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se você conhecesse a Bahia, ia adorar.

    If you knew Bahia, you'd love it.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Quando conhecer a cidade, você vai gostar.

    When you get to know the city, you're going to like it.

  9. Imperative

    Conheça o centro histórico, vale a pena.

    Visit the historic center, it's worth it.

Good to know

  • Conhecer is to know a person or a place; saber is to know a fact or how to do something.
  • "Prazer em conhecer você" is "nice to meet you".

Where you hear conhecer

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu conheço a Bia. I know Bia.
  • Eu conheci o Daniel ontem. I met Daniel yesterday.
  • Você vai conhecer a minha família. You're going to meet my family.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu conheço os meus vizinhos. I know my neighbours.
  • Eu conheci a Helena no elevador. I met Helena in the lift.
  • Eu vou conhecer o vizinho de baixo. I am going to meet the downstairs neighbour.
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Where Do You Live?

Beginner Level 1 · você conhece

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The Neighbour Upstairs

Beginner Level 2 · eu conheci

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · conhecer · nós conhecemos

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I'm Sorry You're Upset

Intermediate Level 1 · conheça

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The Most Beautiful Wedding I've Ever Seen

Intermediate Level 1 · eu conheci

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If We Had Known

Intermediate Level 2 · conhecido

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Suddenly, It Started to Rain

Intermediate Level 2 · conheceu · se conheceram

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