sabían

knew, they knew

Verb sabían

Second-person plural (ustedes) imperfect indicative form of saber.
Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) imperfect indicative form of saber.

Examples

Ellos ni siquiera sabían lo que habían encontrado.

They didn't even know what they had found.

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Todos sabían que él no volvería.

Everyone knew he would not be back.

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Ellos ni siquiera sabían como escribir sus propios nombres.

They didn't even know how to write their own names.

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Todos sabían que ella podía hablar bien inglés.

Everybody knew she could speak English well.

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Algunos no sabían combatir.

Some did not know how to fight.

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Ellos ya sabían.

They already knew.

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Todos sabían que Tom estaba en apuros.

Everybody knew Tom was in trouble.

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Lo sabían todos menos yo.

Everyone except me knew it.

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Ellos ni siquiera sabían qué hacer.

They didn't even know what to do.

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Nuestros antepasados sabían leer las estrellas.

Our ancestors knew how to read the stars.

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