Breakdown of ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que os conocéis?
el tiempo
the time
cuánto
how much
conocer
to know / to meet (for the first time)
que
that (relative pronoun, conjunction)
os
to you (plural) / yourselves
hacer
ago, for (time elapsed)
Questions & Answers about ¿Cuánto tiempo hace que os conocéis?
Why is this in the present tense (conocéis) when the English translation uses the present perfect?
In Spanish, when an action started in the past and is still happening right now, you use the present tense. English uses the present perfect to say this, which is why it feels tricky to translate word-for-word.
How does the hace que structure work in this sentence?
Why is os used here, and does it just mean you?
Os is the pronoun for vosotros, the informal plural you used in Spain. While it often just means you, here it acts as a reciprocal pronoun. That means the action goes both ways: you know them, and they know you. So os conocéis specifically means you know each other.
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