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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
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I know (how) to...

0 I would like to know if the two sentences would be used in real-life regularly or which one sounds more natural to you??02br
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01i00I know 01b00how 02b00to read in German02br
00I know to read in German02i02br
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00Maybe this one is more used, but I'd like to know about the two others...02br
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01i00I can read in German02i02br
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0 thanks a lot.02br
00but grammatically speaking, would the two sentences be correct?? 050010id38
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01cite10Kekel12cite11i10I know 11b10how 12b10to read in German 12i10This is okay12br
11i10I know to read in German 12i10This is not okay. "I know to" can have a sense of "I know that I am supposed to." Like, "I know to turn off the lights when I leave the room so we
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01cite10Kekel12cite10thanks a lot.12br
10but grammatically speaking, would the two sentences be correct?? 15012br
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10I think that both are grammatically correct.02br
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00The first sentence makes obvious sense.02br
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00The second sentence
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01cite10Stannum12cite10I think that both are grammatically correct.12br
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10The second sentence could easily be read as;12br
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10I know to read in German, if I am reading a book written in German.12br
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10I know to speak in German, if I am speaking to a German person.1
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01cite10Alexa For Australia12cite10You're right, jawohl..12blockquote
10I have considered learning German because of the beauty of the sound of the language.02br
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00Mozart was a genius and he did know how to write a little night music but I doubt that he would have been able to write such glori
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00which one sounds more natural to you??12br
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11i10I know 11b10how 12b10to read in German12br
10I know to read in German12i12blockquote
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01i00I know how to read German02i00 is the more natural. I'd leave out the 01i00in02i
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10I know how to read German12i10 is the more natural. I'd leave out the 11i10in12i10.12blockquote
10I quite agree.02br
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00I got caught up in the rhythm.02br
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0 Thanks everybody0-
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01cite10Kekel12cite10Thanks everybody12br
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10We are all welcome!02br
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