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El verbo saber<\/h2>\r\n

The verb saber<\/strong> (to know<\/em>) is irregular in the yo<\/strong> form.<\/p>\r\n

\r\n\t
\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n <\/colgroup>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t
Singular<\/th>\r\n Plural<\/th>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n <\/thead>\r\n\t\t\t
s\u00e9<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\tsabemos<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
sabes<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\tsab\u00e9is<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t\t
sabe<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t\tsaben<\/td>\r\n\t\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t\t<\/table>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n

To say that someone know how to do something, saber<\/strong> is used with an infinitive. Note that there is no word in Spanish to say how to<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfSabes tocar<\/strong> el piano?<\/td>\r\n\t\tDo you know how to play the piano?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
No, pero s\u00e9 tocar<\/strong> la guitarra.<\/td>\r\n\t\tNo, but I know how to play the guitar.<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
\u00bfQui\u00e9n sabe hablar <\/strong>franc\u00e9s?<\/td>\r\n\t\tWho knows how to speak French?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
Mi hermano sabe hablar<\/strong> franc\u00e9s.<\/td>\r\n\t\tMy brother know how to speak French,<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
Yo s\u00e9 hablar<\/strong> chino.<\/td>\r\n\t\tI know how to speak Chinese.<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

The verb saber<\/strong> is also used to tell what someone knows, such as facts or information.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
El juez sabe <\/strong>qui\u00e9nes son los abogados.<\/td>\r\n\t\tThe judge <\/em>knows<\/em><\/strong> who the lawyers are.<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
La secretaria sabe<\/strong> cu\u00e1ndo llega el jefe.<\/td>\r\n\t\tThe secretary <\/em>knows <\/em><\/strong>when the boss <\/em>arrives.<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n

Saber vs poder<\/h2>\r\n

In M\u00f3dulo 7<\/strong> you learned the verb poder<\/strong> (to be able to) <\/em>and is used to express the ability to do something or that something is allowed. The verb saber<\/strong> is used to express what you know how to do, that is, something you have learned to do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/colgroup>\r\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\r\n\t\t\tEnglish<\/th>\r\n\t\t<\/tr>\r\n\t<\/thead>\r\n\t
\u00bfSabes jugar<\/strong> tenis?<\/td>\r\n\t\tDo you know how to play<\/em><\/strong> tennis?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
\u00bfPuedes jugar<\/strong> tenis el s\u00e1bado?<\/td>\r\n\t\tCan you play<\/em><\/strong> tennis on Saturday?<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
Rogelio sabe<\/strong> hablar <\/strong>portugu\u00e9s.<\/td>\r\n\t\tRogelio <\/em>knows how to speak<\/em><\/strong> Portuguese.<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n\t
\u00c9l puede traducir<\/strong> el documento.<\/td>\r\n\t\tHe <\/em>can translate<\/em><\/strong> the document.<\/em><\/td>\r\n\t<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>","rendered":"

El verbo saber<\/h2>\n

The verb saber<\/strong> (to know<\/em>) is irregular in the yo<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n <\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Singular<\/th>\nPlural<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
s\u00e9<\/td>\nsabemos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sabes<\/td>\nsab\u00e9is<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
sabe<\/td>\nsaben<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

To say that someone know how to do something, saber<\/strong> is used with an infinitive. Note that there is no word in Spanish to say how to<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfSabes tocar<\/strong> el piano?<\/td>\nDo you know how to play the piano?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No, pero s\u00e9 tocar<\/strong> la guitarra.<\/td>\nNo, but I know how to play the guitar.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfQui\u00e9n sabe hablar <\/strong>franc\u00e9s?<\/td>\nWho knows how to speak French?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mi hermano sabe hablar<\/strong> franc\u00e9s.<\/td>\nMy brother know how to speak French,<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yo s\u00e9 hablar<\/strong> chino.<\/td>\nI know how to speak Chinese.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

The verb saber<\/strong> is also used to tell what someone knows, such as facts or information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
El juez sabe <\/strong>qui\u00e9nes son los abogados.<\/td>\nThe judge <\/em>knows<\/em><\/strong> who the lawyers are.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
La secretaria sabe<\/strong> cu\u00e1ndo llega el jefe.<\/td>\nThe secretary <\/em>knows <\/em><\/strong>when the boss <\/em>arrives.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

Saber vs poder<\/h2>\n

In M\u00f3dulo 7<\/strong> you learned the verb poder<\/strong> (to be able to) <\/em>and is used to express the ability to do something or that something is allowed. The verb saber<\/strong> is used to express what you know how to do, that is, something you have learned to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Espa\u00f1ol<\/th>\nEnglish<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
\u00bfSabes jugar<\/strong> tenis?<\/td>\nDo you know how to play<\/em><\/strong> tennis?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00bfPuedes jugar<\/strong> tenis el s\u00e1bado?<\/td>\nCan you play<\/em><\/strong> tennis on Saturday?<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rogelio sabe<\/strong> hablar <\/strong>portugu\u00e9s.<\/td>\nRogelio <\/em>knows how to speak<\/em><\/strong> Portuguese.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c9l puede traducir<\/strong> el documento.<\/td>\nHe <\/em>can translate<\/em><\/strong> the document.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"menu_order":2,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[48],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-645","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry","chapter-type-numberless"],"part":641,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/645","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":943,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/645\/revisions\/943"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/641"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/645\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=645"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=645"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/spanish1011\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}