Breakdown of El director sabría el nivel académico de la facultad.
de
from / of
saber
to know (facts) / to hear from (someone)
el director
the director
el nivel
the level
académico
academic
la facultad
the faculty
Questions & Answers about El director sabría el nivel académico de la facultad.
Where does the form sabría come from?
It is the conditional form of saber (to know). Saber is one of the verbs with an irregular stem in the conditional tense. Instead of adding the ending to the full infinitive like regular verbs, the e is dropped to create the stem sabr-. Then, you add the conditional ending for the third-person singular, which is -ía, giving us sabría (he would know).
Does facultad mean the teachers and professors here?
Usually, no! In English, we often use "faculty" to mean the teaching staff. In Spanish, however, la facultad is a false friend. It typically refers to a department or a specific school within a university (like the Faculty of Medicine or the Law School). If you wanted to talk about the teaching staff, you would use a word like el profesorado.
Why is sabría used here instead of conocería?
Both verbs mean "to know," but they are used in different situations. Conocer is used for being familiar or acquainted with people or places. Saber is used for knowing facts, data, or specific pieces of information. Because the director would know a specific fact (the academic level), saber is the correct choice.
Why does the adjective académico come after nivel?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives that classify a noun or tell you exactly what type of thing it is almost always come after the noun. Here, académico distinguishes the kind of level being discussed (academic, rather than financial or social), so it naturally follows nivel.
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