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17 January
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Spanish (Spain)
Question about Spanish (Spain)
Is THIS correct?
isn't "saber" used for "to know" and not "poder"?
tell me if this is a mistake or something because I don't really get it.
Is THIS correct?
isn't "saber" used for "to know" and not "poder"?
tell me if this is a mistake or something because I don't really get it.
isn't "saber" used for "to know" and not "poder"?
tell me if this is a mistake or something because I don't really get it.
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That is a mistake! (To) know means “saber" o “conocer”.
1) There's something I want to know.
Hay algo que quiero saber.
2) I really want to get to know you.
Realmente quiero llegarte a conocer.
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US) Near fluent
Only in cases like:
¿Sabes nadar? (Can you swim?)
If you know how to perform a particular skillset you can use “saber” in Spanish when in English you would use “can”
But being able to do something or having the power to do something you would use “poder” in Spanish
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US) Near fluent
And just having knowledge of something or being acquainted with someone or something, you always use “saber” or “conocer” for to know
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US) Near fluent
You would only use: ¿Puedes nadar? if you mean: do you have the ability right now to swim? Are you able to swim in this moment?
Just wondering if the person is trained and know how to swim, drive a car and other similar activities where training is involved, you use “saber” in Spanish instead of “poder”
Highly-rated answerer
- Spanish (Spain)
- English (US) Near fluent
And now that I see the text you posted more clearly it’s not true the other way around... “poder” is not to know in Spanish
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- Macedonian
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