# 23. The Verb “Saber”

- **Time range:** 01:36:52 – 01:39:51  (duration 00:02:59)
- **Source:** [A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish (The Conclusion)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHDZSHCt1DE&t=5812s)

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**[01:36:52]** the verb sa in Spanish means to know but it's not used the same way as it's used in English in English we use the verb to

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> To know in English: ¢ Knowing factual information ¢ Knowing how to do something ¢ Knowing people/places/things

**[01:36:57]** know in many different ways including knowing factual information how to do something and knowing people places and things in general Spanish however encompasses only some of the things I've listed and so the language creates two

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> To know in Spanish: (saber & conocer) ¢ Knowing factual information ¢ Knowing how to do something ¢ Knowing people/places/things

**[01:37:07]** verbs for the verb to know and in this video I will only cover the verb sa rather than explain the verb how most teachers explain it I would like to give

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> Saber to know factually how to do something or know factual information

**[01:37:14]** it a different definition by saying that the verb means to know how to do something or knowing factual information and it actually has the same concept as the verb ser which means to be the

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> Saber - to factually know sabemos sabes | sabéis sabe saben

**[01:37:22]** syntax of sa follows the normal conjugation pattern for verbs ending in e r but is actually irregular in the yo

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> Saber - to factually know sé sabemos sabes | sabéis sabe saben

**[01:37:28]** pronoun yo say means I know and make sure to put an accent on say because

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> se - | know se - lOP oneself

**[01:37:32]** without the accent you will have an indirect object pronoun that will have multiple definitions that have to do with oneself toes means you know how to

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> Saber - to factually know sé sabemos sabes | sabéis sabe saben

**[01:37:40]** do something which is factual El he knows how to do something noos we know Vos Sab yall know and AOS sain they know try not concentrate on

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> Saber - to factually know sé sabemos Vv sabes “sab Ss A sabe abe

**[01:37:51]** these pronouns because they're not that useful in conversation but like I said at the beginning the verb sa refers to factually knowing something part of which includes actions which are factually known the best way that I can explain sabed without any confusion is through the verb ser said means to be

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> ser & saber factually being & knowing

**[01:38:04]** as in having factual traits about oneself and so the same idea works for the verb because it refers to factually knowing information for instance if I

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> Examples with saber: Yo sé como hablar espanol

**[01:38:11]** say a sentence like I'm factually saying that I know

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> Examples with saber: Yo sé como hablar espanol | know how to speak Spanish (which is a fact)

**[01:38:16]** how to speak Spanish because it's a language that I've mastered over time and now I know how to speak it just just like with the verb ser you cannot change any factual traits about oneself the same way you cannot forget the factual information you know or know how to do if I say a sentence like

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> Examples with saber: Tu sabes el tiempo

**[01:38:30]** to I'm saying that you factually know

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> Examples with saber: Tu sabes el tiempo You know the time (time is something factual to know, so you cannot change that fact)

**[01:38:32]** the time because time is something factual to know and you cannot change that fact if I say a sentence

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> Examples with saber: El sabe como nadar

**[01:38:38]** like I'm saying that he factually knows

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> Examples with saber: El sabe como nadar He knows how to swim (impossible to change this fact)

**[01:38:40]** how to swim meaning that he cannot change that fact about swimming he knows how to swim and will not forget anything

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> Examples with saber (knowing to do something): 1. Yo sé como hablar inglés 2.TU sabes como tocar el piano 3.El sabe como cocinar bien 1.1 know how to speak English 2.You know how to play the piano 3.He knows how to cook well

**[01:38:45]** and with examples that involve factually knowing how to do something like to too and Spanish actually has a convenient way of putting phrases together so that they don't repeat unnecessary words by eliminating the word Koo from the

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> Examples with saber (knowing to do something): 1.Yo sé cémo hablar inglés 2.TU sabes cémo tocar el piano 3.El sabe como cocinar bien 1.1 know how to speak English 2. You know how to play the piano 3.He knows how to cook well

**[01:39:01]** sentence visually looking at the phrases in English and putting them in Spanish I know how to speak Spanish you know how to play the piano and he knows how to cook well you don't need to add the adverb KO within the sentences the

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> Examples with saber (knowing to do something): 1.Yo sé hablar inglés 2.TU sabes tocar el piano 3.El sabe cocinar bien 1.1 know how to speak English 2. You know how to play the piano 3.He knows how to cook well

**[01:39:11]** reason why Spanish does that is to eliminate repetition of words because when you think about it saying a phrase like I know to speak Spanish sounds sort of understandable on its own without the need of the word that specif the action so just simply remember that you won't need the adverb KO in Spanish because the act of knowing how to do something is already clear enough in Spanish

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> Saber - to factually know sé sabemos sabes | sabéis sabe saben

**[01:39:28]** overall the verb sa applies to knowing factual information and factually knowing how to do something and it's actually a very essential verb in Spanish allowing you to understand how to navigate your way around forms of speech once you have understood how to work with this verb understanding the

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> saber conocer to know FACTUAL to be FAMILIAR information/how to WITH/personally know do something people/places/things

**[01:39:41]** verb after Saar will be a lot easier because normally educators will teach both verbs at once which generally causes confusion between students and so the verb koser is for the video after this one the verb koser in Spanish means
