No ho sé
Example: No ho sé perquè ha plogut tant avui.
Definition
"No ho sé" is a Catalan expression meaning 'I don't know it.' It is used to indicate a lack of knowledge or information about something, as in the example phrase, 'No ho sé perquè ha plogut tant avui,' which means 'I don't know why it rained so much today.'
Translations
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I don't know -
No lo sé -
Ik weet het niet -
Je ne sais pas -
Ich weiß es nicht
Etymology
The expression "No ho sé" comes from Catalan, where "no" means 'not,' "ho" is a neutral pronoun referring to 'it,' and "sé" is the first person singular present tense of the verb 'saber,' meaning 'to know.' Together, they form the phrase 'I don't know it.' Did you know that 'sé' comes from Latin 'sapere,' meaning 'to taste' or 'to be wise'?
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