Hace algunos años, sabía todos los estados y capitales, pero ahora no recuerdo. In the past tense imperfect, saber translates to “to have known.” ❼uándo supo que quería ser un escritor? (When did you know that you wanted to be a writer?) In the past tense preterite, saber translates to “learned” or “found out.” (You know that you need to practice your Spanish.) Tú sabes que tienes que practicar tu español. (María and Mateo know how to speak Italian.) For example, if you know the answer to a question, know a fact, know how to perform a task. Saber is used when you know information about something or how to do something. Here is an explanation of how and when to use these two verbs. The verbs saber and conocer both translate as “to know” but in most cases they cannot be used interchangeably. The Spanish Words for TO KNOW: SABER versus CONOCER 13 Cool and Interesting Facts About the Spanish Language 4 Ways to Use the Preposition CON in Spanishĩ. Using the Verb HACER to Express Periods of TimeĨ. The Distinction Between PARECER and PARECERSEħ. How to Translate the Conjunction BUT to Spanish: PERO and SINO/SINO QUEĦ. The Many Ways to Move in Spanish: MOVERSE, MUDARSE, TRASLADARĥ. The Spanish Words for TO KNOW: SABER versus CONOCER Ĥ. To Ask for Something or To Ask a Question: PEDIR and PREGUNTARģ. Posts in this series to celebrate El Día E:Ģ. El Día E is a world-wide celebration of the Spanish Language that will take place on June 23th, 2012. This post is part of the series Warming up for El Día E: Posts to Improve Your Spanish.
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