Word
No sé el secreto.
Meaning
I don't know the secret.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of No sé el secreto.
no
no, not
el secreto
the secret
saber
to know (facts) / to hear from (someone)
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Questions & Answers about No sé el secreto.
Why is the verb sé and not something like sabo?
Could I use conozco here since it also means I know?
Where is the word for I (yo) in this sentence?
In Spanish, you usually drop the subject pronoun like yo because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. Since sé only ever means I know, adding yo is completely optional and is usually only done for extra emphasis.
Why does sé have an accent mark?
The accent mark distinguishes the verb sé (I know) from the pronoun se, which is a totally different word used with reflexive verbs. They sound exactly the same when spoken, so the written accent mark tells you which one is meant.