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    Great! Now I understand.

    I have a last question.

    Can I say "знать" in contexts like these as well?

    К сожалению я не знаю квадратные уравнения.
    Я не знаю русскую грамматику.
    Я не знаю быстро читать. Only here I think that the correct verb should be "Я не умею" but I am not sure
    Я не знаю читать по-испански.
    Я не знаю играть в шахматы/на скрипке.

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    Quote Originally Posted by George1992 View Post
    Great! Now I understand.

    I have a last question.

    Can I say "знать" in contexts like these as well?

    К сожалению я не знаю квадратные уравнения. --- correct
    Я не знаю русскую грамматику. --- correct
    Я не знаю быстро читать. --- incorrect, should be "не умею"
    Я не знаю читать по-испански. --- incorrect, should be "не умею"
    Я не знаю играть в шахматы/на скрипке. --- incorrect, should be "не умею"
    Basically, if you can say "I know..." without having to say "I know how to...", you can use "знать".
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