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saber

/saˈbeɾ/, [saˈβ̞eɾ]

know, to know

Verb saber (first-person singular present sé, first-person singular preterite supe, past participle sabido)

  1. to know (a fact)
    Sé que volverá.
    I know it'll come back.
    Lo siguiente que sé...
    Next thing I know...
  2. to know how to do something
    Sabe hablar español.
    He knows how to speak Spanish.
  3. (in the preterite tense) to find out, to learn
  4. to taste
    Sabe a pollo.
    It tastes like chicken.
  5. to realize, to know (e.g. recognize)
    El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es.
    The man doesn't realize how talented his son is.
  6. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)
    Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes.
    It's always hard to tell if you're lying to me.
  7. (informal) to figure out
    Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar.
    We're still trying to figure out what just happened.
  8. to hear from (+ de)
    No he sabido nada de ella en meses.
    I haven't heard from her in months.
  9. to hear of, to hear about, (+ de)
  10. to learn of, to learn about, to find out about, to know about (+ de)
  11. (reflexive) to be known
    Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés.
    It is known that one of the factors that speeds up this disease is stress.
  12. (reflexive) to know (extremely well)
    He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria.
    I heard you know all the lines of the movie by heart.

Noun saber m (plural saberes)

  1. knowledge

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.

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

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

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  • Quiero saber qué está pasando aquí fuera.

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

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  • Me encantaría saber todo sobre ti.

    I'd love to know everything about you.

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

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

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  • Tom nos dirá lo que necesitamos saber.

    Tom will tell us what we need to know.

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  • Quiero saber a qué hora venir.

    I want to know what time to come.

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  • Solo quisiera saber si vienes o no.

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

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  • Quiero saber quién te dijo eso.

    I want to know who told you that.

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  • Espero saber de ti.

    I hope to hear from you.

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