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8.3 Saber and conocer ANTE TODO Spanish has two verbs that mean to know: saber and conocer. They cannot be used interchangeably. Note that all forms of saber and conocer are regular in the present tense except their yo forms.

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8.3 Saber and conocerANTE TODO

Spanish has two verbs that mean to know:

saber and conocer.

They cannot be used interchangeably.

Note that all forms of saber and conocer are regular in the present tense except their yo forms.

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8.3 Saber and conocer

saber (to know) conocer (to know)

SINGULAR FORMS Present tense

yo sé conozco

tú sabes conoces

Ud. / él / ella sabe conoce

PLURAL FORMS Present tense

nosotros/as sabemos conocemos

vosotros/as sabéis conocéis

Uds. / ellos / ellas saben conocen

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8.3 Saber and conocer The preterit forms of conocer are regular,

as it is an –er verb. (No stem changes!) The preterit forms of saber are highly

irregular, and will be learned later in the course.

Note: The meanings of saber and conocer change in the preterit. In the preterit they do not translate as “knew” but rather:

saber = found out conocer = met

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saber (found out) conocer (met)

SINGULAR FORMS Preterit tense

yo supe conocí

tú supiste conociste

Ud. / él / ella supo conoció

PLURAL FORMS Preterit tense

nosotros/as supimos conocimos

vosotros/as supisteis conocisteis

Uds. / ellos / ellas supieron conocieron

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8.3 Saber and conocer

Saber means to know a fact or piece(s) of information or to know how to do something.

When it means to know how to do something, it is followed by the infinitive form of the verb.

No sé tu número de teléfono. I don’t know your telephone number.

Mi hermana sabe hablar francés. My sister knows how to speak French.

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8.3 Saber and conocer

Conocer means to know or be familiar/acquainted with a person, place, or thing.

¿Conoces la ciudad de Nueva York? Do you know New York City?

No conozco a tu amigo Esteban. I don’t know your friend Esteban.

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When the direct object of conocer is a person or pet, the personal a is used.

¿Conoces los restaurantes de Tegucigalpa? but

¿Conoces a Miguel Rodríguez?

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¡ATENCIÓN! With foods, the verb “saber”has another meaning “to taste.”

Saber + [adjective] is used to explain how something tastes.

Sabe muy dulce/bien/amargo.It tastes very sweet/nice/bitter.

Saber + a means to taste like.

Sabe a ajo.It tastes like garlic.

No sabe a nada.It doesn’t taste like anything.

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¡ATENCIÓN!

The following verbs are also conjugated like conocer in the present tense. We will learn these separately.

conducir to drive

ofrecer to offer

parecer to seem

traducir to translate

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8.3 Saber and conocer¡INTÉNTALO! Escribe las formas apropiadas de los siguientes verbos en el presente. Traduce al inglés.

saber

1. José no _____ la hora. sabeJosé does not know the time.

2. Sara y yo _____ jugar al tenis. sabemosSara and I know how to play tennis.

3. ¿Por qué no _____ tú estos verbos? sabesWhy don’t you know these verbs?

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4. Mis padres _____ hablar japonés. saben

My parents know how to speak Japonese.

5. Yo _____ a qué hora es la clase. sé

I know at what time class is.

6. Usted no _____ dónde vivo. sabeYou don’t know where I live.

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8.3 Saber and conocer7. Mi hermano no _____ nadar. sabeMy brother doesn’t know how to swim.

8. Nosotros _____tu número de teléfono. sabemosWe know your telephone number.

9. Carlos nunca _____ la fecha. sabeCarlos never knows the date.

10. Yo _____que ellos estudiaron para el examen. sé I know that they studied for the test.

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8.3 Saber and conocer¡INTÉNTALO! Escribe las formas apropiadas en el presente. Traduce al inglés.

conocer

1. Usted y yo _____ bien Miami. conocemosYou and I know Miami well.

2. Mi compañero no _____ la ciudad. conoceMy friend (buddy) does not know the city.

3. Esta chica no _____a mi hermano. conoceThis girl doesn’t know my brother.

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4. Ellos _____ a mi familia. conocenThey know my family.

5. Yo _____a tus padres. conozcoI know your parents.

6. - ¿ _____tú los poemas de Mistral? ConocesDo you know Mistral’s poems?

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8.3 Saber and conocer¿Saber o Conocer?

1. Yo ___a tus amigos. (sé / conozco)

conozco

2. Ellos _____cocinar muy bien. (saben/conocen)

saben

3. Tú _________ la ciudad de Baltimore. (sabes/conoces)

conoces

4. El profesor no _______mi nombre.(sabe/conoce)

sabe

5. Nosotros__la fecha de la fiesta. (sabemos/conocemos)

sabemos

6. Ud. no ___el libro Don Quijote de la Mancha. (sabe/ conoce)

conoce