no sabe cómo

doesn't know how

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phrase Uncommon #18,548
doesn't know how Used to say that someone does not know the way to do something or does not know how something happened. Cómo has an accent in this indirect-question expression and may be followed by an infinitive or a clause.
SP: Ana no sabe cómo abrir la puerta.
EN: Ana doesn't know how to open the door.

No sabe cómo se lo agradezco, Doctora.

I can't thank you enough, Doctor.

— El secreto de sus ojos (2009)

Tom no sabe cómo expresar sus sentimientos.

Tom doesn't know how to express his feelings.

Tom no sabe cómo va a ir María al colegio mañana.

Tom doesn't know how María is going to get to school tomorrow.

No sabe cómo.

They don't know how.

— Malcolm X (1992)

El gobierno japonés no sabe cómo manejar el problema.

The Japanese government doesn’t know how to handle the problem.

Tom no sabe cómo pasó.

Tom doesn't know how it happened.

Está intentando silbar, pero no sabe cómo.

He's trying to whistle, but he doesn't know how.

El niño no sabe cómo comportarse.

The boy doesn’t know how to behave.

No sabe cómo se coge.

He/She doesn't know how to pick it up.

— Lagaan: Érase una vez en la India (2001)

O no sabe cómo lavar los platos o es que es muy vago.

Either he doesn't know how to wash the dishes, or he's just very lazy.

Tom no sabe cómo explicarlo.

Tom doesn't know how to explain it.

Tom no sabe cómo usar una brújula.

Tom doesn't know how to use a compass.

Porque no sabe cómo amar.

Because he doesn't know how to love.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Tom no sabe cómo llegar a la casa de Mary.

Tom doesn't know how to get to Mary's house.

La niña no sabe cómo hacerlo.

The girl doesn't know how to do it.

No sabe cómo lo ha encontrado, puede que le siguiera.

He doesn't know how he found him; maybe he followed him.

— It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)

Tom no sabe cómo es Mary.

Tom doesn't know what Mary is like.

Tom no sabe cómo traducir esto.

Tom doesn't know how to translate this.