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Yo visito a Juan​

When you're talking about people in Spanish, you should always add a between the verb and the person you are mentioning.​

Yo siempre visito el museo.
I always visit the museum.

Yo visito a Juan.
I visit Juan.

Special verbs ​

Some verbs are special only in the yo form, while all the other forms follow the regular pattern.​

conocer
to know, to meet
yo conozco
conoces
él / ella
usted
conoce
nosotros / nosotras conocemos
ellos / ellas
ustedes
conocen

¿Conoces muchos países?

When conocer is used to talk about a city or country, it means to be familiar with.

Nosotros conocemos Nueva York.
We are familiar with New York.

When conocer means to know or meet a person, it's always followed by a.​

¿Conoces a Héctor?
Do you know Hector?