🌎
In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"Mi gato sabe exactamente cuándo es hora de comer."
My cat knows exactly when it's time to eat.
"Ella sabe todos los spoilers pero no dice nada."
She knows all the spoilers but doesn't say anything.
"Google lo sabe todo, pero no juzga."
Google knows everything, but it doesn't judge.
🔄
Conjugations
Most common forms
saber
Infinitive
Most Used
"to know"
sé
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I know"
sabe
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Current
"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" |