8/14/2019 Spanish Verbs Conocer Saber

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Spanish verbs saber and conocer crate difficulties for English speakers. Both verbs usuallytranslate into English as to know but cannot normally be used interchangeably. Beloww is asummary ot the main uses of saber and conocer in Spanish.

Present tense

SABER CONOCER

Means to know a factor or haveinformation about something .

Sabes cul es la capital de

Ecuador?

S hablar espaol

Sabes a qu hora empieza la pelcula?

Having the ability or to knowhow to do something .

Sabes conducir?

Sabes cmo arreglar la lavadora?

To be aware or the situation orstate of a person or thing or having knowledge or information concerningsomeone or something .

Sabes algo de Miguel? Hace

tiempo que no lo he visto

To be familiar or acquainted witha person, place or thing

Conozco Granada y Madrid.

Conoces a Pablo?

With expressions like:

- Se conoce que (Its well knownthat )

- Conocer de vista (to knowsomebody by sight)

- Dar a conocer (to announce)- Darse a conocer (to makeoneself known)

Yo s

T sabes

l sabe

Nosotros sabemos

Vosotros sabis

Ellos saben

Yo conozco

T conoces

l conoce

Nosotros conocemos

Vosotros conocis

Ellos conocen