No. 708 in Russian

знать

To know.

In a sentence

Я знаю этот город очень хорошо.
I know this city very well.
Here 'знать' expresses familiarity or awareness of an object or place.
Ты знал, что сегодня праздник?
Did you know that today is a holiday?
In this case, 'знать' is used to indicate awareness or possession of knowledge about a fact.
Он хотел знать, где находится библиотека.
He wanted to know where the library is located.
Here 'знать' represents the act of acquiring or seeking knowledge regarding a specific question or topic.

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