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Mar 23, 2016 - 04:52 PM
There is a subtle difference between "conocer" and "saber" that I'll try to make clear. While we tend to translate them both in English as "to know," the way the verbs are used in Spanish is as follows: "conocer" means "to be acquainted with" (a person), while "saber" means "to know" (a fact). The reason "Sabe quien es?" is translated as "Do you know who he is?" is because you're not being asked if you personally know the person -- you're being asked if you're even aware who he is. That's the difference.
Mar 25, 2016 - 03:31 PM
Thank you so much Dennis! This clarifies it for me. :)