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conhecer
to know/be familiar with; to meet (someone)
Regular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you know (someone); he/she knows (someone) |
| nós | we know (someone) |
| a gente | we know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) know (someone); they know (someone) |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I know (someone) right now |
| você, ele, ela | you know (someone) right now; he/she knows (someone) right now |
| nós | we know (someone) right now |
| a gente | we know (someone) right now |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) know (someone) right now; they know (someone) right now |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I knew (someone) at that time |
| você, ele, ela | you knew (someone) at that time; he/she knew (someone) at that time |
| nós | we knew (someone) at that time |
| a gente | we knew (someone) at that time |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) knew (someone) at that time; they knew (someone) at that time |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I knew (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you knew (someone); he/she knew (someone) |
| nós | we knew (someone) |
| a gente | we knew (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) knew (someone); they knew (someone) |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I knew (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you knew (someone); he/she knew (someone) |
| nós | we knew (someone) |
| a gente | we knew (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) knew (someone); they knew (someone) |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have known (someone) lately |
| você, ele, ela | you have known (someone) lately; he/she has known (someone) lately |
| nós | we have known (someone) lately |
| a gente | we have known (someone) lately |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have known (someone) lately; they have known (someone) lately |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you had known (someone); he/she had known (someone) |
| nós | we had known (someone) |
| a gente | we had known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had known (someone); they had known (someone) |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you had known (someone); he/she had known (someone) |
| nós | we had known (someone) |
| a gente | we had known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had known (someone); they had known (someone) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you will know (someone); he/she will know (someone) |
| nós | we will know (someone) |
| a gente | we will know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will know (someone); they will know (someone) |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you will have known (someone); he/she will have known (someone) |
| nós | we will have known (someone) |
| a gente | we will have known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have known (someone); they will have known (someone) |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to know (someone); he/she is going to know (someone) |
| nós | we are going to know (someone) |
| a gente | we are going to know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to know (someone); they are going to know (someone) |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to know (someone); he/she was going to know (someone) |
| nós | we were going to know (someone) |
| a gente | we were going to know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to know (someone); they were going to know (someone) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you would know (someone); he/she would know (someone) |
| nós | we would know (someone) |
| a gente | we would know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would know (someone); they would know (someone) |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | you would have known (someone); he/she would have known (someone) |
| nós | we would have known (someone) |
| a gente | we would have known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have known (someone); they would have known (someone) |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you know (someone); (that) he/she knows (someone) |
| nós | (that) we know (someone) |
| a gente | (that) we know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) know (someone); (that) they know (someone) |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I knew (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you knew (someone); (if) he/she knew (someone) |
| nós | (if) we knew (someone) |
| a gente | (if) we knew (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you (plural) knew (someone); (if) they knew (someone) |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have known (someone); (that) he/she has known (someone) |
| nós | (that) we have known (someone) |
| a gente | (that) we have known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have known (someone); (that) they have known (someone) |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had known (someone); (that) he/she had known (someone) |
| nós | (that) we had known (someone) |
| a gente | (that) we had known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had known (someone); (that) they had known (someone) |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you know (someone); (when/if) he/she knows (someone) |
| nós | (when/if) we know (someone) |
| a gente | (when/if) we know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) know (someone); (when/if) they know (someone) |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have known (someone); (when/if) he/she has known (someone) |
| nós | (when/if) we have known (someone) |
| a gente | (when/if) we have known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have known (someone); (when/if) they have known (someone) |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | know (someone)! |
| nós | let's know (someone)! |
| vocês, eles, elas | know (someone)! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not know (someone)! |
| nós | let's not know (someone)! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not know (someone)! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to know (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | for you to know (someone); for him/her to know (someone) |
| nós | for us to know (someone) |
| a gente | for us to know (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to know (someone); for them to know (someone) |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have known (someone) |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have known (someone); for him/her to have known (someone) |
| nós | for us to have known (someone) |
| a gente | for us to have known (someone) |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have known (someone); for them to have known (someone) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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