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saber

know

VerbA1

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (knowledge of facts) know

    Yo la respuesta.

    I know the answer.

Intransitive verb

  1. 1

    (ability/skill) know how to

    ¿Sabes nadar?

    Do you know how to swim?
  2. 2

    (taste/flavor) taste

    Esta sopa sabe a ajo.

    This soup tastes of garlic.

1(knowledge of facts)know

Yo la respuesta.

I know the answer.

¿Sabes dónde está la estación de tren?

Do you know where the train station is?

Ella sabe mucho sobre historia.

She knows a lot about history.

Yo la respuesta.

I know the answer.

2(ability/skill)know how to

¿Sabes nadar?

Do you know how to swim?

Él no sabe cocinar muy bien.

He doesn't know how to cook very well.

Mis hijos ya saben leer y escribir.

My children already know how to read and write.

Ella sabe nadar.

She knows how to swim.

3(taste/flavor)taste

Esta sopa sabe a ajo.

This soup tastes of garlic.

El pastel sabe delicioso.

The cake tastes delicious.

¿A qué sabe este nuevo plato?

What does this new dish taste like?

Esta comida sabe bien.

This food tastes good.
¿Sabes qué?

Guess what? / Do you know what?

saber a

to taste like

saber de memoria

to know by heart

Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singularsabría

2nd singularsabrías

3rd singularsabría

1st pluralsabríamos

2nd pluralsabríais

3rd pluralsabrían

future indicative

1st singularsabré

2nd singularsabrás

3rd singularsabrá

1st pluralsabremos

2nd pluralsabréis

3rd pluralsabrán

gerund

sabiendo

imperative affirmative

2nd singularsabe

1st pluralsepamos

2nd pluralsabed

imperative negative

2nd singularno sepas

1st pluralno sepamos

2nd pluralno sepáis

imperfect indicative

1st singularsabía

2nd singularsabías

3rd singularsabía

1st pluralsabíamos

2nd pluralsabíais

3rd pluralsabían

imperfect subjunctive

1st singularsupiera

2nd singularsupieras

3rd singularsupiera

1st pluralsupiéramos

2nd pluralsupierais

3rd pluralsupieran

infinitive

saber

participle

sabido

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía sabido

2nd singularhabías sabido

3rd singularhabía sabido

1st pluralhabíamos sabido

2nd pluralhabíais sabido

3rd pluralhabían sabido

present indicative

1st singular

2nd singularsabes

3rd singularsabe

1st pluralsabemos

2nd pluralsabéis

3rd pluralsaben

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe sabido

2nd singularhas sabido

3rd singularha sabido

1st pluralhemos sabido

2nd pluralhabéis sabido

3rd pluralhan sabido

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya sabido

2nd singularhayas sabido

3rd singularhaya sabido

1st pluralhayamos sabido

2nd pluralhayáis sabido

3rd pluralhayan sabido

present subjunctive

1st singularsepa

2nd singularsepas

3rd singularsepa

1st pluralsepamos

2nd pluralsepáis

3rd pluralsepan

preterite indicative

1st singularsupe

2nd singularsupiste

3rd singularsupo

1st pluralsupimos

2nd pluralsupisteis

3rd pluralsupieron