No. 333 in Catalan
conèixer
"Conèixer" means "to know" or "to be acquainted with."
In a sentence
Conec molt bé aquesta ciutat perquè hi vaig viure durant molts anys.
I know this city very well because I lived here for many years.
'Conec' is the conjugation of 'conèixer' for the first person singular in present tense, indicating familiarity with the city.
Vaig conèixer en Joan a una conferència el mes passat.
I met Joan at a conference last month.
'Vaig conèixer' represents the preterite tense, showing the action of meeting someone for the first time.
Vols conèixer els meus amics demà a la reunió?
Do you want to meet my friends tomorrow at the meeting?
'Conèixer' is in its infinitive form here and conveys the idea of becoming acquainted with someone.
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