"We meet the teacher in the afternoon."

Translation: 我们下午见老师。

[OliviaGrac8]

I do believe time can come before or after the subject.

[Keith_APP]

Yes. Please take note of the change of emphasis.

[Nicole541161]

Why can't it be 认识 rather than 见?

[PonyFreckles]

Because, although we might use "认识" in phrases that translate to "nice to meet you" in natural English, it doesn't have the same meaning as the English verb "meet".
我认识老师 doesn't mean "I meet the teacher" but "I know the teacher".

I guess we could try a literal translation of "nice to know you" but in English that kind of feels like we're never going to meet them again :)

[carsenyoung]

I'm also confused by this. Because I'm totally willing to buy your explanation, except another exercise on Duolingo translates "I met Dr Wang this year as "我今年认识了王医生。" I can't reconcile that translation with this one.

[el1ngo]

I just had the same confusion after coming across these two exercises. Would be great if someone could explain!

[NathanRasm]

认识 means 'be acquainted with' and 'get acquainted with'
见 means 'see, have a meeting with'
English 'meet' means both.

[Brettah31]

Shouldnt it be 我们下午和老师见面？ I was to the understanding that subject见object is gramatically incorrect for 见.

[LantusZorn]

I also learned somewhere else that it was "我们和老师见面"

[Keith_APP]

Just to confirm that both your sentence and Duo's are equally natural.

[Hei1long2]

Why can't I use 见面here?

[RuciGluci]

我们下午跟老师见面 should be accepted
reported 2018-06-21

[eddiannie]

This needs to be changed. Please. Reported 06/02/2020

[fidelplaza]

Not meet but "see" if we will use "见"

[OnyxClarke]

Can someone explain when 了 is needed? I said 见了老师 and was incorrect

[Chicanauk]

'le' is used for a completed action. It's like saying "We met the teacher." (Past tense)

[LukeSchemb2]

我们下午会老师？