conocisteis

Conocisteis is the second-person plural form of the Spanish verb conocer in the pretérito indefinido (simple past). It means "you all got to know" or "you all met" and is used with the vosotros pronoun, a form common in Spain. The tense is used to describe completed actions in the past or events that occurred in a sequence.

Formation and usage notes: Conocisteis is built from the stem conoc- plus the ending -isteis, following the regular preterite endings for -er verbs: conocí, conociste, conoció, conocimos, conocisteis, conocieron. Although the verb is regular in this tense, its more common Latin American equivalents use ustedes and the form conocieron instead of conocisteis. In Spain and other vosotr@s-using regions, conocisteis is standard when the vosotros subject is appropriate.

Examples:

- Ayer conocisteis al nuevo director en la recepción.

- Cuando viajasteis a Galicia, conocisteis muchos lugares y sabores locales.

Etymology and related forms: Conocer comes from Latin cognoscere, meaning to know or become acquainted. The related forms include conozco (present tense, first person singular), conoces, conoce, conocemos, conocéis, and conocen, with the preterite forms following the regular -er verb pattern in most dialects. The vosotros form conocisteis is a characteristic feature of dialects that retain the vosotr@s conjugation, while otras variedades commonly use ustedes with conocieron for past actions.