saber
to know
"Sé la respuesta desde que terminó el examen."
I've known the answer since the exam ended.
to know how
"Sabe nadar, pero evita el agua cuidadosamente."
He knows how to swim, but carefully avoids water.
to taste
"Esta sopa sabe a domingo mal organizado."
This soup tastes like a poorly organized Sunday.
masculine noun
saber infinitive
Base forms
Present "I know"
yo sé
"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.
tú sabes
"¿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.
él/ella sabe
"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.
Preterite "I found out"
él/ella supo
"Supo la verdad y dejó de hablarme por tres días."
She found out the truth and stopped talking to me for three days.
"Galileo supo que la Tierra giraba y nadie le creyó."
Galileo found out the Earth rotated and nobody believed him.
"Mi madre lo supo antes de que yo se lo dijera."
My mom found out before I told her.
nosotros supimos
"Supimos que había examen cuando ya era tarde."
We found out there was an exam when it was already too late.
"No supimos qué decir cuando nos dio la noticia."
We didn't know what to say when she gave us the news.
"Supimos la respuesta viendo un meme, irónicamente."
We found out the answer from a meme, ironically.
Imperfect "I used to know"
Future "I will know"
Conditional "I would know"
Present subjunctive "that I know"
tú sepas
"No sé si sepas esto, pero eres increíble."
I don't know if you know this, but you're amazing.
"Cuando sepas la verdad, no me culpes."
When you know the truth, don't blame me.
"Espero que sepas que el WiFi es sagrado aquí."
I hope you know that WiFi is sacred here.