SPN 1121C Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Infinitive, Preposition And Postposition
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Conocer (to know) sabemos sab is saben conocemos conoc is conocen. Saber means to know a fact or piece(s) of information or to know how to do something. Conocer means to know or be familiar/ acquainted with a person, place, or thing: when the direct object of conocer is a person or pet, the personal a is used. You (formal)/them me te le nos os les. Indirect object pronouns agree in number with the corresponding nouns, but not in gender. Spanish speakers commonly use both an indirect object pronoun and the noun to which it refers in the same sentence. This is done to emphasize and clarify to whom the pronoun refers: ella le vende la ropa a elena. Indirect object pronouns are also used without the indirect object noun when the person for whom the action is being done is known: tambi n le presta unos jeans.