What does reconocer mean in English?

Reconocer means "to recognize" in English.

How do you conjugate reconocer in Spanish?

Reconocer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using reconocer?

Reconocer is irregular: c→zc in first person

How do you use reconocer in a sentence?

Example: "No lo reconocí con el nuevo corte de pelo." which means "I didn't recognize him with the new haircut." in English.

What are synonyms for reconocer?

Spanish synonyms for reconocer include: identificar, admitir. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Reconocer

to recognize

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

reconocer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

reconociendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

reconocido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconoco I recognize	I recognize
tú	reconoces you recognize	you recognize
él/ella/usted	reconoce he/she/you recognizes	he/she/you recognizes
nosotros	reconocemos we recognize	we recognize
vosotros	reconocéis you all recognize	you all recognize
ellos/ustedes	reconocen they/you all recognize	they/you all recognize

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconocía I used to recognize	I used to recognize
tú	reconocías you used to recognize	you used to recognize
él/ella/usted	reconocía he/she/you used to recognize	he/she/you used to recognize
nosotros	reconocíamos we used to recognize	we used to recognize
vosotros	reconocíais you all used to recognize	you all used to recognize
ellos/ustedes	reconocían they/you all used to recognize	they/you all used to recognize

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconocí I recognized	I recognized
tú	reconociste you recognized	you recognized
él/ella/usted	reconoció he/she/you recognized	he/she/you recognized
nosotros	reconocimos we recognized	we recognized
vosotros	reconocisteis you all recognized	you all recognized
ellos/ustedes	reconocieron they/you all recognized	they/you all recognized

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconoceré I will recognize	I will recognize
tú	reconocerás you will recognize	you will recognize
él/ella/usted	reconocerá he/she/you will recognize	he/she/you will recognize
nosotros	reconoceremos we will recognize	we will recognize
vosotros	reconoceréis you all will recognize	you all will recognize
ellos/ustedes	reconocerán they/you all will recognize	they/you all will recognize

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconocería I would recognize	I would recognize
tú	reconocerías you would recognize	you would recognize
él/ella/usted	reconocería he/she/you would recognize	he/she/you would recognize
nosotros	reconoceríamos we would recognize	we would recognize
vosotros	reconoceríais you all would recognize	you all would recognize
ellos/ustedes	reconocerían they/you all would recognize	they/you all would recognize

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconoca that I recognize	that I recognize
tú	reconocas that you recognize	that you recognize
él/ella/usted	reconoca that he/she/you recognize	that he/she/you recognize
nosotros	reconocamos that we recognize	that we recognize
vosotros	reconocáis that you all recognize	that you all recognize
ellos/ustedes	reconocan that they/you all recognize	that they/you all recognize

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reconociera or reconociese that I recognized	that I recognized
tú	reconocieras or reconocieses that you recognized	that you recognized
él/ella/usted	reconociera or reconociese that he/she/you recognized	that he/she/you recognized
nosotros	reconociéramos or reconociésemos that we recognized	that we recognized
vosotros	reconocierais or reconocieseis that you all recognized	that you all recognized
ellos/ustedes	reconocieran or reconociesen that they/you all recognized	that they/you all recognized

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he reconocido I have recognized	I have recognized
tú	has reconocido you have recognized	you have recognized
él/ella/usted	ha reconocido he/she/you have recognized	he/she/you have recognized
nosotros	hemos reconocido we have recognized	we have recognized
vosotros	habéis reconocido you all have recognized	you all have recognized
ellos/ustedes	han reconocido they/you all have recognized	they/you all have recognized

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había reconocido I had recognized	I had recognized
tú	habías reconocido you had recognized	you had recognized
él/ella/usted	había reconocido he/she/you had recognized	he/she/you had recognized
nosotros	habíamos reconocido we had recognized	we had recognized
vosotros	habíais reconocido you all had recognized	you all had recognized
ellos/ustedes	habían reconocido they/you all had recognized	they/you all had recognized

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube reconocido I had recognized	I had recognized
tú	hubiste reconocido you had recognized	you had recognized
él/ella/usted	hubo reconocido he/she/you had recognized	he/she/you had recognized
nosotros	hubimos reconocido we had recognized	we had recognized
vosotros	hubisteis reconocido you all had recognized	you all had recognized
ellos/ustedes	hubieron reconocido they/you all had recognized	they/you all had recognized

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré reconocido I will have recognized	I will have recognized
tú	habrás reconocido you will have recognized	you will have recognized
él/ella/usted	habrá reconocido he/she/you will have recognized	he/she/you will have recognized
nosotros	habremos reconocido we will have recognized	we will have recognized
vosotros	habréis reconocido you all will have recognized	you all will have recognized
ellos/ustedes	habrán reconocido they/you all will have recognized	they/you all will have recognized

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría reconocido I would have recognized	I would have recognized
tú	habrías reconocido you would have recognized	you would have recognized
él/ella/usted	habría reconocido he/she/you would have recognized	he/she/you would have recognized
nosotros	habríamos reconocido we would have recognized	we would have recognized
vosotros	habríais reconocido you all would have recognized	you all would have recognized
ellos/ustedes	habrían reconocido they/you all would have recognized	they/you all would have recognized

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya reconocido that I have recognized	that I have recognized
tú	hayas reconocido that you have recognized	that you have recognized
él/ella/usted	haya reconocido that he/she/you have recognized	that he/she/you have recognized
nosotros	hayamos reconocido that we have recognized	that we have recognized
vosotros	hayáis reconocido that you all have recognized	that you all have recognized
ellos/ustedes	hayan reconocido that they/you all have recognized	that they/you all have recognized

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera reconocido that I had recognized	that I had recognized
tú	hubieras reconocido that you had recognized	that you had recognized
él/ella/usted	hubiera reconocido that he/she/you had recognized	that he/she/you had recognized
nosotros	hubiéramos reconocido that we had recognized	that we had recognized
vosotros	hubierais reconocido that you all had recognized	that you all had recognized
ellos/ustedes	hubieran reconocido that they/you all had recognized	that they/you all had recognized

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	reconoce	recognize! (you)
usted	reconoca	recognize! (you formal)
nosotros	reconocamos	let's recognize!
vosotros	reconoced	recognize! (you all)
ustedes	reconocan	recognize! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no reconocas	don't recognize! (you)
usted	no reconoca	don't recognize! (you formal)
nosotros	no reconocamos	let's not recognize!
vosotros	no reconocáis	don't recognize! (you all)
ustedes	no reconocan	don't recognize! (you all)

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Examples in Context

No lo reconocí con el nuevo corte de pelo.

I didn't recognize him with the new haircut.

Preterite

Reconozco mi error.

I acknowledge my mistake.

Present

Han reconocido sus contribuciones.

They have recognized his contributions.

Present Perfect

Te reconoceré en cualquier parte.

I will recognize you anywhere.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

identificar(to identify)

Similar meaning

admitir(to admit)

When acknowledging something

Usage Notes

•Reconocer is irregular: c→zc in first person
•Main meanings: to recognize, to acknowledge
•Conjugated like conocer
•Present subjunctive: reconozca

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