"Yo jamás había conocido a un pintor."

Translation: I had never met a painter.

[mck4y.jm]

Why "jamás" and not "nunca"?

[davekane]

Here's a discussion on the topic.

http://www.spanishdict.com/answers/111051/what-is-the-difference-between-jamas-and-nunca

[zilrob]

Thanks for that, but based on what is said there, I'd have gone for nunca in this instance. Jamás seems a bit OTT for merely knowing a painter!

[martind611973]

You undererestimate the serpentine turpitude of turpentine.

[JGarrick62]

Good link. Have a lingot.

[S0R0USH]

She turned into darth vader when she said jamas.

[eyu10110]

the regular speed audio needs some refinement... especially the "jamas"

[jonqvist]

Sounds like a rapper

[jslaggard]

Why the personal "a"? It's a generic painter

[Dov27]

Even though it is a generic painter, you use the "a" after conocer, since you are talking about knowing a person. That is just how you use the verb

[louisa_smith03]

I agree! I don't understand why "a un" and not just "un".

[EmmaMitche89062]

The verb "conocer" takes the preposition "a" (conocer a algiuen).

[SusanSchre1]

Do you use the a before professions?

[Bishop6]

You use a to connect conocer to the direct object if you are talking about meeting or becoming acquainted with a person. Whether it is someone's name (conocer a Julio), a profession (conocer a un pintor), or a description (conocer a mi vecino), you use the a.

[Shamshoomi]

Should "conocido" always be followed by an "a"? I've seen this in a couple of different sentences thus far!

[Dov27]

Yeah, in spanish you use the "a" after conocer, since that is how the verb is used in general. Like in present tense you would say "conozco a ..." So you do that with the verb in all forms, even with the participle

[seancenarox]

What's the different between "conocer" as in "meet" and as in "know someone"?

[Bishop6]

It is literally the same verb and you have to infer it from context.

[elcapitan009]

Why can't it be "I had never known a painter"?

[dubwop]

I agree elcapitan. I complained as concido also means known and that is a proper English sentence.

[marcy65brown]

"I had never known a painter" was accepted 8/8/17. :-)

[carlos869982]

And here I am taking off my clothes for this guy. I hope that I'm not being scammed!

[Lajoeiro]

jamás lleva tilde en la a de más porque es aguda....... sino sonaría jámas

[DanielGendron]

Por que no es: yo no había jamás conocido a un pintor?

[dillbey]

no había jamás conocido isn't correct: don't put anything between two parts of a verb. It should accept no había conocido jamás.