Saying "know" in Spanish?

Question

I am trying to figure out the different ways to use the word "know" correctly in Spanish. Please help me with these sentences and let me know if I am using it the wrong way. Thanks!

1. Susan conoce Robert (I wasn't sure if it was like this or if I needed an "al" as in: Susan conoce al Robert)

2. Los conoce bien ("Knows them well"?)

3. Quien conoce? ("Who knows?" or would it be "Quien sabe?")

4. Quien sabía cosas muchos? ("Who knew many things?")

5. Quien los conoce? ("Who knows them?")

6. Ella conoce muchos gente ("She knows many people"?)

Answer 1

1. Susan conoce a Robert.
2. Los conoce bien.
3.Quien sabe?
4. Quien sabe muchas cosas?
5. Quien los conoce?
6. Ella conoces a mucha gente.

When you say that you know someone or that someone knows someone else, you would use the preposition "a" (meaning "to") after whatever verb form of "conocer" and before another persons name or a pronoun such as "him", "her", or "they". If you are talking about someone knows a doctor, teacher, or anybody else to whom you would address as "Mr._______", "Mrs.___________", or "Dr.______________________", then you would say whatever verb form of "conocer" and then say "al" ("a"+"el") before a masculine title and "a la" before a feminine title. Here are a few examples:
-Yo conozco al Senor Bermudez. ("I know Mr. Bermudez.")
-Tu conoces a la Senorita Lopez? ("Do you know Ms. Lopez?")
-Ellos/Ellas conocen a las Sras. Verde, Blanca, y Martinez. ("They know Messrs. Verde, Blanca, and Martinez.")

In #1, you do not need the definite article "el" after the indefinite article "a" or say "al" (the contraction of "a" and "el") before "Robert."

In #4, the word "cosa" is femenine, which means that you have to use the feminine form of the adjective "muchos", which is "muchas." With adjectives like "mucho/a", they have to be placed before the noun.

And in #5, the word "gente" is singular and feminine. It is okay to say "muchos/as" if you are using the nouns "personas", "hombres", "mujeres", etc. Therefore, you would say "mucha gente."

Answer 2

You're close :-) There's only a couple that need fine tuning:
Susan knows robert = Susan conoce a robert
who knows = quien sabe (if you're talking about knowing a fact, and saying it the the form of a question, like "who knows?". if you're talking about knowing a person, then it's conoce)
who knew many things = quien sabia muchas cosas?(if it's a question)
she knows many people = ella conoce a mucha gente...or.. ella conoce a muchas personas

oh, and i wouldn't rely completely on Altavista's online translator. it works pretty good, but often will not give proper grammar or vocabs. good for general info, though

Answer 3

1. Susan conoce a Robert.
2. Los conoce bien (a ellos).
3. Quien sabe?
4. Quien sabia muchas cosas (cosas is feminine)?
5. Quien los conoce?
6. Ella conoce a mucha gente (gente is feminine too).

Answer 4

1. Susan conoce a Robert

2. Los conoce bien?

3. Quien conoce? (when you're talking about ppl) and Quien sabe? (when you're saying like, "who knows what could happen")

4. Quien sabia muchas cosas?

5. Quien los conoce?

6. Ella conoce mucha gente.

Answer 5

You have the correct verb except in #3, which you weren't sure about. Here are a few other notes: 1. S conoce a Robert, since he is the direct object. 2. There is an understood "el" or "ella" as the subject. 3. It is indeed "sabe". You won't find "conocer" without an object. 4. "muchas cosas". 6. "mucha gente". There is possibly confusion here, since "people" is used as a singular in English (and sometimes even "gente" is pluralized by Spanish speakers. But correctly it is a feminine singular.

Answer 6

Well Im gonna answer you by numbers ok?
1. Susan conoce a Robert (not al)
2.She/He knows them well =los conoce bien is correct
3.¿Quién sabe?= who knows?
4.¿Quién sabía muchas cosas?
5¿Quién los conoce? is correct..remember the accent and the question mark before quién
6.Ella conoce (a)mucha gente ( with or withot a , both are correct)

Gente is feminine so u need to put mucha and with gente no s
but with muchas cosas yes you need the s

Answer 7

Well im mexican and i think chu did a pretty good job>>>>

1.Susan conoce Robert
2.Los conoce bien
3.Quien sabe
4.Quien sabia muchas cosas
5.Quien los conoce
6.Ella conoce a mucha gente

Answer 8

you are wrong in a few of these because when you use Ella the following word must end in a unless it's an irregular verb. In Susan conoce Robert that is right you don't need "al". Make sure to use the correct endings

Answer 9

1. Susan conoce A Robert.
2. Los conoce bien. OK
3. ¿Quién conoce) or ¿Quién sabe? both are OK depends on the context
4. ¿Quién sabía/conocía MUCHAS COSAS?
5. ¿Quién los conoce? OK
6. Ella conoce MUCHA gente.

Answer 10

Conocer= to know
Saber= to know (more intellectually) or to taste

For example:

Yo conozco ese sitio= "I know that place"
Yo sé de ese sitio= "I know about that place"

Yo conozco la respuesta= yo sé la respuesta (mean basically the same)

Not the same...
Mi novia me conoce bien = "My girlfriend knows me well"
Mi novia me sabe bien = "My girlfriend tastes good"....

be careful how you use it...;-)

A lot of great answers, just remember when you ask a question you should use an accent on que, quien, como, cuando, donde..

They become Qué? Quién? Cómo? Cuándo? Dónde?

For example...
Q: ¿Dónde vamos?
A: Donde quieras...
Q: ¿Con quién?
A: Con Miguel..

To be able to write accents on any program including e-mail you can use the following:

Alt +
160 = á
130 = é
161 = í
162 = ó
163 = ú
164 = ñ
165 = Ñ
129 = ü
154 = Ü
168 = ¿
173 = ¡

Hope that helps.