desconocerverb
Desconocer means to be unaware of or not to know in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as desconoce, desconocen and desconozco.
- to be unaware of
- not to know
Tomás desconoce las reglas.
Tomás doesn't know the rules.
Desconozco dónde está Tomás.
I don't know where Tomás is.
Tomás desconoce qué botón tocar.
Tomás doesn't know which button to push.
Este muchacho desconoce la piedad.
This boy knows nothing of pity.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| desconoce | he, she, it | Present |
| desconocen | they | Present |
| desconozco | I | Present |
| desconocía | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| desconocemos | we | Present |
| desconociendo | Gerund | |
| desconocían | they | Imperfect |
| desconoció | he, she, it | Preterite |
| desconozcan | they | Present subjunctive |
| desconozca | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| desconoces | you | Present |