saber
know
Transitive verb
- 1
(knowledge of facts) know
Yo sé la respuesta.
Intransitive verb
- 1
(ability/skill) know how to
¿Sabes nadar?
- 2
(taste/flavor) taste
Esta sopa sabe a ajo.
1(knowledge of facts)know
Yo sé 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 sé 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.Guess what? / Do you know what?
to taste like
to know by heart
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 singularsé
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