Conocerlos

Conocerlos is a Spanish verb phrase formed by the infinitive conocer plus the direct object pronoun los, which stands for “them” (masculine or mixed gender). The combination translates roughly as “to know them” or “to meet them” and is used to express acquaintance with people or familiarity with places, things, or concepts, depending on context.

In Spanish, conocer typically describes becoming acquainted with someone or something, while saber refers to knowledge of facts or information. When the reference is to people, the verb is commonly used with a personal article or the preposition a (conocer a alguien), but the pronoun los can replace a group of people: conocerlos.

Pronouns attach to the infinitive, the gerund, or affirmative commands. For example:

- Voy a conocerlos. (I am going to meet/know them.)

- Quiero conocerlos. (I want to meet/know them.)

- Estoy conociéndolos. (I am getting to know them.)

- Los conocí ayer. (I met them yesterday.)

- Los voy a conocer mañana. (I am going to meet them tomorrow.)

Etymology traces conocer to Latin cognoscere, meaning to become aware of or recognize. Conocerlos, as a grammatical construction, is an instance of Spanish clitic pronoun attachment to verbal forms.

See also: conocer, saber, aprender, estudiar.