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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Sé que dije 'solo cinco minutos más', hace una hora."
I know I said 'just five more minutes,' an hour ago.
"No sé bailar, pero con dos cervezas soy profesional."
I don't know how to dance, but after two beers I'm a pro.
"Sé la contraseña del wifi, te la doy si traes pizza."
I know the wifi password, I'll give it to you if you bring pizza.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
saber
Infinitive
Most Used
"to know"
sé
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Current
"I know"
sabe
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she knows"
sabes
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Common
"you know"
saben
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they know"
supo
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she found out"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| saber | Infinitive | — | "to know" |
| sabiendo | Gerund | — | "knowing" |
| sabido | Participle | — | "known" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| sé | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I know" |
| sabes | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you know" |
| sabe | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she knows" |
| sabemos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we know" |
| sabéis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all know" |
| saben | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they know" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| supe | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I found out" |
| supiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you found out" |
| supo | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she found out" |
| supimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we found out" |
| supisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all found out" |
| supieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they found out" |
| Imperfect | |||
| sabías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to know" |
| sabía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to know" |
| sabíamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to know" |
| sabíais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to know" |
| sabían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to know" |
| Future | |||
| sabré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will know" |
| sabrás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will know" |
| sabrá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will know" |
| sabremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will know" |
| sabréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will know" |
| sabrán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will know" |
| Conditional | |||
| sabrías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would know" |
| sabría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would know" |
| sabríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would know" |
| sabríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would know" |
| sabrían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would know" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| sepas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you know" |
| sepa | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she know" |
| sepamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we know" |
| sepáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all know" |
| sepan | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they know" |