What's the difference between "no sé" and "no lo sé"?
Is the "lo" necessary?
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Ejemplo 1.
-¿Bailamos?
-No sé bailar ese tipo de música.
El "no sé" es para responder de una manera mas generalizada.
Ejemplo 2.
¿Cual es el secreto para bailar como el?
-No lo sé.
Cuando usamos el "lo" es para referirnos directamente a lo que se pregunta, en este caso al secreto.
Espero haberte ayudado!
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I am not a native Spanish speaker, but I think I can answer your question. No sé means I do not know (the answer in general) No lo sé is using lo as a direct object pronoun meaning I do not know him or it. The lo is referring to a person or an object already specified earlier in the sentence. To further clarify it, you would say No lo sé a él I dont know him.
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There's no difference. Both mean the same "I don't know". However, "no sé" can answer any questions while "no lo sé" has some exceptions.
e.g. ¿Dónde está John?
--No sé dónde está (or simply "No sé.")
--No lo sé. (I don't know it) but you cannot say "No lo sé dónde está". because is wrong in spanish
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It means the same, but with "lo" is more concrete, is grammatically correct. "lo" is the answer to a previous question. E. J. "- ¿Sabés como se abre esta botella?" "- No lo sé" = "No se como se abre esta botella").
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