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What's the difference between "no sé" and "no lo sé"?
Is the "lo" necessary?
Mar 15, 2015 11:07 PM
Answers · 7
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Ejemplo 1.
-¿Bailamos?
-No sé bailar ese tipo de música.
El "no sé" es para responder de una manera mas generalizada.
Ejemplo 2.
¿Cual es el secreto para bailar como el?
-No lo sé.
Cuando usamos el "lo" es para referirnos directamente a lo que se pregunta, en este caso al secreto.
Espero haberte ayudado!
March 15, 2015
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I am not a native Spanish speaker, but I think I can answer your question. No sé means I do not know (the answer in general) No lo sé is using lo as a direct object pronoun meaning I do not know him or it. The lo is referring to a person or an object already specified earlier in the sentence. To further clarify it, you would say No lo sé a él I dont know him.
March 15, 2015
1
There's no difference. Both mean the same "I don't know". However, "no sé" can answer any questions while "no lo sé" has some exceptions.
e.g. ¿Dónde está John?
--No sé dónde está (or simply "No sé.")
--No lo sé. (I don't know it) but you cannot say "No lo sé dónde está". because is wrong in spanish
March 15, 2015
It means the same, but with "lo" is more concrete, is grammatically correct. "lo" is the answer to a previous question. E. J. "- ¿Sabés como se abre esta botella?" "- No lo sé" = "No se como se abre esta botella").
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March 15, 2015
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