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- "I do not know how to read."
"I do not know how to read."
Translation:Я не умею читать.
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"Я не знаю, как читать" would only be used if you literally mean that you do not have sufficient information about how you should read. For skills "уметь" is used.
И таки да, это именно так и переводится, не вводите иностранцев в заблуждение. "Я не умею читать" - это просто "I can't read".
Just as a side note, in English those would be used interchangeably; many people would use "I can't" instead of "I don't know how" as a time saver.
My understanding is: Знаю - I know Умею - I know how Могу - I can Я умею но сейчас я не могу
Does anyone know all the different types of "умею" and how/when to use them? I keep getting confused, thanks you!
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I guess я умею читать = I know how to read but я не могу читать, because it is dark / I lost my glasses/...
There may be many different reasons why you can't do something. For example, "I can't read this inscription. It's too dark here"
It doesn't imply that you don't know how to read.
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Тут не указывается причина. Считаю, что Дуолинго дает неправильный перевод. There is no reason here. I think Duolingo's translation is wrong.
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So "знать" is about one's knowledge and "уметь" is about one's ability? I think I'm... understanding... :P
