saber

/saˈbeɾ/, [saˈβ̞eɾ]

know, to know


Gerund: sabiendo


Past Participles

  Masculine Feminine
Singular sabido sabida
Plural sabidos sabidas

Indicative

  Present Imperfect Preterite Future Conditional
yo sabía supe sabré sabría
sabes sabías supiste sabrás sabrías
él/ella/Ud. sabe sabía supo sabrá sabría
nosotros sabemos sabíamos supimos sabremos sabríamos
vosotros sabéis sabíais supisteis sabréis sabríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. saben sabían supieron sabrán sabrían
vos sabés sabías supiste sabrás sabrías

Subjunctive

  Present Imperfect (ra) Imperfect (se) Future
yo sepa supiera supiese supiere
sepas supieras supieses supieres
él/ella/Ud. sepa supiera supiese supiere
nosotros sepamos supiéramos supiésemos supiéremos
vosotros sepáis supierais supieseis supiereis
ellos/ellas/Uds. sepan supieran supiesen supieren
vos sepás supieras supieses supieres

Imperative

  Affirmative Negative
yo    
sabe no sepas
Ud. sepa no sepa
nosotros sepamos no sepamos
vosotros sabed no sepáis
Uds. sepan no sepan
vos sabé no sepas

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Necesito saber a quién tengo que entregarle esto.

    I need to know who I have to give this to.

  • No aprendí todo lo que necesitaba saber en el jardín infantil.

    I did not learn everything I need to know in kindergarten.

  • Quiero saber qué está pasando aquí fuera.

    I want to know what's going on out here.

  • Me encantaría saber todo sobre ti.

    I'd love to know everything about you.

  • Tom fingió no saber que Mary le había robado el dinero.

    Tom pretended that he didn't know that Mary had stolen his money.

  • Tom nos dirá lo que necesitamos saber.

    Tom will tell us what we need to know.

  • Quiero saber a qué hora venir.

    I want to know what time to come.

  • Solo quisiera saber si vienes o no.

    I'd just like to know if you are coming or not.

  • Quiero saber quién te dijo eso.

    I want to know who told you that.

  • Espero saber de ti.

    I hope to hear from you.

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