Italian reference

conoscere

to know (a person or place); to meet for the first time

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Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms, with participles and other supplied forms below.

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Indicative

conoscere: Compound past
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I knew; I have known
tu	you knew; you have known
lui/lei	he/she knew; he/she has known; you (formal) knew; you (formal) have known
noi	we knew; we have known
voi	you (plural) knew; you (plural) have known
loro	they knew; they have known

conoscere: Pluperfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had known
tu	you had known
lui/lei	he/she had known; you (formal) had known
noi	we had known
voi	you (plural) had known
loro	they had known

conoscere: Past anterior
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I had known (before the next past event)
tu	you had known (before the next past event)
lui/lei	he/she had known (before the next past event); you (formal) had known (before the next past event)
noi	we had known (before the next past event)
voi	you (plural) had known (before the next past event)
loro	they had known (before the next past event)

conoscere: Future
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will know
tu	you will know
lui/lei	he/she will know; you (formal) will know
noi	we will know
voi	you (plural) will know
loro	they will know

conoscere: Future perfect
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I will have known
tu	you will have known
lui/lei	he/she will have known; you (formal) will have known
noi	we will have known
voi	you (plural) will have known
loro	they will have known

conoscere: Present conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would know
tu	you would know
lui/lei	he/she would know; you (formal) would know
noi	we would know
voi	you (plural) would know
loro	they would know

conoscere: Past conditional
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	I would have known
tu	you would have known
lui/lei	he/she would have known; you (formal) would have known
noi	we would have known
voi	you (plural) would have known
loro	they would have known

conoscere: Present subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I know
tu	(that) you know
lui/lei	(that) he/she knows; (that) you (formal) know
noi	(that) we know
voi	(that) you (plural) know
loro	(that) they know

conoscere: Past subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I have known
tu	(that) you have known
lui/lei	(that) he/she has known; (that) you (formal) have known
noi	(that) we have known
voi	(that) you (plural) have known
loro	(that) they have known

conoscere: Imperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I knew
tu	(that) you knew
lui/lei	(that) he/she knew; (that) you (formal) knew
noi	(that) we knew
voi	(that) you (plural) knew
loro	(that) they knew

conoscere: Pluperfect subjunctive
Person, form or usage	Form and meaning
io	(that) I had known
tu	(that) you had known
lui/lei	(that) he/she had known; (that) you (formal) had known
noi	(that) we had known
voi	(that) you (plural) had known
loro	(that) they had known

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