Conoscere o Sapere

Question 1

Sapere (General)

Answer 1

Knowledge

Knowing facts, information, how to do something

Sapere + infinitive (So cucinare)
Sapere + relative clause (So che….)
Sapere + Question (So dove John?)

Question 2

Conoscere (General)

Answer 2

Familiarity

Being acquainted with or familiar with a person, place, or thing

Question 3

When to use conoscere (imperfetto)

Answer 3

To have known something or someone for some time.

To have already know about something or someone

To get to know something or someone

Used to express a past state of being acquainted or familiar with someone.

Question 4

When to use conoscere (passato prossimo)

Answer 4

To get to know someone, to meet someone for the first time

Refers to the specific event or point in time when the speaker first became acquainted with someone.

Question 5

When to use sapere (imperfetto)

Answer 5

To already be aware of a piece of information.

Used to indicate that the speaker had continuous or habitual knowledge of a fact in the past.

Question 6

When to use sapere (passato prossimo)

Answer 6

To find out something for someone.

Indicates that the speaker came to know a piece of information at a specific point in the past.

Question 7

Can you use sapere to refer to a person

Answer 7

No

Question 8

Do you know where the bus stop is?

Answer 8

Sa dov’è la fermata dell’autobus?

Question 9

Did you know (hear) that Luisa….

Answer 9

Sapevi che Luisi….

Question 10

I heard (was informed) that you got married.

Answer 10

Ho saputo che ti sposi

Question 11

Lorenza can (knows how to) swim.

Answer 11

Lorenzo sa nuotare

Question 12

I know Mark

Answer 12

Io conosco Mark

Question 13

I met Mark

Answer 13

Io ho conosciuto Mark

Question 14

Mark knows the restaurant

Answer 14

Mark conosce il ristorante.

Question 15

I don’t know a good restaurant

Answer 15

Non conosco un buon ristorante.