Breakdown of Sé dónde podemos bailar hoy.
dónde
where
bailar
to dance
hoy
today
poder
to be able to / can
saber
to know (facts) / to hear from (someone)
Questions & Answers about Sé dónde podemos bailar hoy.
Why is "I know" translated as sé?
The verb for "to know" (facts, information, or how to do something) is saber. However, its "I" form (yo) is completely irregular in the present tense. Instead of following the normal rules, it becomes sé. Because this specific word only ever means "I know", you don't even need to include the word yo.
Why is there an accent mark on sé?
In Spanish, an accent mark is sometimes used to tell apart two short words that are spelled exactly the same but have different meanings. The accent makes this word the verb sé (I know). Without the accent, se is a completely different word (a pronoun used for things like "himself" or "herself" that you will learn later).
Why does dónde have an accent mark? This sentence isn't a question!
Question words in Spanish (like dónde, qué, and cuándo) always keep their accent marks when they act as an indirect question inside a statement. Here, you are basically stating that you know the answer to the question "where?", so dónde keeps its accent.
Why is it podemos bailar instead of conjugating both words?
When two verbs work together in a phrase like "we can dance", only the first verb is changed (conjugated) to match the person doing the action. So, the verb poder (to be able to) becomes podemos (we can), and the second verb stays in its basic dictionary form (the infinitive): bailar.
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