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Fernando Picazo
Difference between "I know" and "I do know"
Could someone tell me what is the difference between to say "I know" and "I do know". I Heard both and I guess these two ways have the same meaning.
9 ago 2013 05:20
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Fernando. La diferencia es muy simple. déjame que te muestre ejemplos y te darás cuenta solo.
I know the answer = yo sé la respuesta
I do know the answer = yo sí sé la respuesta
Básicamente, es una confirmación de cuando algo se pone en duda o se quiere confirmar.
She loves you = ella te ama
She does love you = ella sí te ama
Eso es posible en presente y en pasado
They went to school = ellos fueron al colegio
They did go to school = ellos sí fueron al colegio.
En futuro y condicional sólo es posible hacer la aseveración por medio de remarcar el tono sobre el auxiliar ya que el auxiliar no es opcional. A veces en los libros, escriben los auxiliares en cursivas, para que se note el cambio.
Espero que esto te ayude.
9 agosto 2013
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"I do know" is more emphatic. Example 1. A: The Earth is round. B: I know. (B speaks with no particular emphasis.) Example 2. A. You're so stupid that you don't even know the Earth is round. B. I do know! (Here B is speaking with more emphasis, in order to dispute A's statement that B doesn't know the Earth is round.)
9 agosto 2013
Neil described it perfectly (Mario may have as well, but since I can't read what he wrote I can't say for sure).
I just want to add that the literal meaning of the sentence is exactly the same. That is why "Do you...." is used as the question form of many sentences, when 'do' is normally omitted when the sentence is a statement. Using 'do' in a statement like that is only for emphasis, as Neil described.
9 agosto 2013
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Fernando Picazo
Competenze linguistiche
Inglese, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese
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