sconosciamo
Sconosciamo is the first-person plural present tense form of the Italian verb sconoscere. The verb means to be unaware of something, to fail to recognize, or to deny knowledge of something. In everyday language, sconoscere is less common than non conoscere or ignorare, and it is often encountered in more formal or literary contexts.
Etymology and form: sconoscere is built from conoscere with a privative prefix s-, indicating negation or reversal.
Usage notes: sconoscere can indicate a lack of knowledge about facts, details, or people, and it can
- Noi sconosciamo i dettagli del progetto. (We do not know the project details.)
- La vera identità dell’imputato è rimasta sconosciuta. (The true identity of the defendant remained unknown.)
- Non è sconosciuto che la decisione sia controversa. (It is not unknown that the decision is controversial;