Saber and Conocer Flashcards
What is the difference between saber and conocer?
Saber is used to express knowledge or information about a fact or skill while conocer is used to express familiarity with a person place, or thing.
Saber
Used to express knowledge or information about a fact or skill. Examples are of facts, information or how to do something. Examples are knowing how to knit or the name of that book. You can use it to say you are able to swim, draw, speak a language.
Conocer
Conocer is used to express familiarity with a person place, or thing. Conocer is people, places, things. For example; if r you know a person famous or personally like I know him her or I know that film. To be familiar with or know a book, movie, country or certain person.
Saber conjugation
YO : SÉ
TÚ : SABES
ÉL/ELLA/USTED : SABE
NOSOTROS : SABEMOS
ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES : SABEN
Conocer conjugation
YO : CONOZCO
TÚ : CONOCES
ÉL/ELLA/USTED : CONOCE
NOSOTROS : CONOCEMOS
ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES : CONOCEN