Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SABER] with Information

Spanish Grammar: The Verb SABER with Information

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Spanish Grammar: The Verb [SABER] with Information
la gramática española: el verbo [saber] con la información

  • The verb [SABER] means to know (information).
  • May be used to indicate knowledge.

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The verb [SABER] means to either know information (facts, data) or know how to do something. It expresses knowledge.

The Verb [SABER] : TO KNOW (information)
(Present Indicative Tense)
yo I know
SABES you know
él / ella / usted SABE he / she knows – you know
nosotros SABEMOS we know
vosotros SABÉIS  y’all know
ellos / ellas / ustedes SABEN  they / you all know

[SABER] : To know (information, facts, data)

¿Sabe usted dónde está?
Do you know where it is?

¿Sabe usted qué hora es?
Do you know what time is it?

¿Sabemos nosotros que dijo el profesor?
Do we know what the professor said?

¿Saben ustedes lo que es?
Do you (all) know what it is?

When you use [SABER] to know how to do something, all you need is the conjugated form of the verb [SABER].

(Using the word “cómo” after [SABER] is often mistaken, and is not correct in these sentences.)

Yo hablar español
I know how to speak Spanish

Ellos saben nadar muy bien.
They know how to swim very well.

Nosotros sabemos qué hacer aquí.
We know what to do here. 

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¿Qué sabe usted?
What do you know?

¿Qué sabe Jon Snow?
What does Jon Snow know?

¿Quién sabe cocinar?
Who knows how to cook?

¿Quién sabe el inglés?
Who knows English?

¿Cómo saben esto?
How to they know this?

¿Cuándo sabemos el plan?
When will we know the plan?

¿Por qué no saben nada?
Why do you not know anything?

¿Cuántos estudiantes saben el cálculo?
How many students know calculus?

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