Conocen al enemigo.

They know the enemy.

Breakdown of Conocen al enemigo.

• al: to the
• conocer: to know
• el enemigo: the enemy

Questions & Answers about Conocen al enemigo.

What form is conocen?

Conocen is the third-person plural present indicative form of conocer.

That means it can match:

• ellos = they
• ellas = they
• ustedes = you all (formal)

So grammatically, the sentence could mean either:

• They know the enemy
• You all know the enemy (formal)

Context tells you which one is meant.

Why isn’t the subject written in the sentence?

Spanish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are not needed. The verb ending already gives you information.

Here, -en in conocen tells you the subject is third-person plural or ustedes.

So instead of saying:

• Ellos conocen al enemigo

Spanish can simply say:

• Conocen al enemigo

This is completely normal.

Could conocen mean you all know as well as they know?