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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"¿Sabes cocinar o vives de delivery?"
Do you know how to cook or do you live off delivery?
"Sabes demasiado, tendremos que eliminarte... de la lista de invitados."
You know too much, we'll have to eliminate you... from the guest list.
"Ya sabes que los lunes no cuento como persona."
You already know I don't count as a person on Mondays.
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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.
Most Used
"he/she knows"
sabes
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Current
"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" |