No. 4,750 in Spanish

conocían

"(They/You all) knew" – imperfect tense of "conocer."

In a sentence

Ellos conocían el vecindario porque vivieron allí durante muchos años.
They were familiar with the neighborhood because they had lived there for many years.
The word 'conocían' is the imperfect form of 'conocer', used here to describe a past habitual state of familiarity with the neighborhood.
No se conocían al inicio del curso, pero ahora son buenos amigos.
They didn't know each other at the beginning of the course, but now they are good friends.
The word 'conocían' is used in its reflexive form 'se conocían', indicating mutual acquaintance in the past.
Los historiadores conocían las escrituras antiguas, pero recientemente han descubierto nuevos datos.
The historians were familiar with the ancient writings, but recently they have discovered new information.
In this sentence, 'conocían' is used to describe the historians' ongoing familiarity with the ancient writings in the past.

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