CONOCER and Personal “A” Sra. Okray
CONOCER conozco conocemos conoces conocéis conoce conocen -to know a person Conozco a tu hermano. I know your brother. -to be familiar with a place, thing, or idea Luisa conoce bien New Baltimore. Luisa knows New Baltimore well.
PERSONAL “A” If the direct object of the sentence is a person, you must put “a” before the person ¿Conoces a mi madre? Conozco bien España. mi madre = my mother (person) España = Spain (not a person)
PRACTICAMOS Do you know Mrs. Okray? Jorge is familiar with Michigan. ¿Conoces a Sra. Okray? Do you know Mrs. Okray? Jorge is familiar with Michigan. I don’t know the new student. We are very familiar with New Baltimore. Are you familiar with the book To Kill a Mockingbird? Jorge conoce Michigan. Yo no conozco al nuevo estudiante. Conocemos bien New Baltimore. ¿Conoces el libro To Kill a Mockingbird?