saber

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

saber (plural sabers)

  1. Alternative spelling of sabre.

Translations [edit]

sabre — see sabre

Anagrams [edit]

Asturian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre < Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō.

Verb [edit]

saber

  1. to know

Catalan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Provençal saber, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre < Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō.

Verb [edit]

saber (first-person singular present sé, past participle sabut)

  1. to know (a fact), to have knowledge
  2. to know how to

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of saber (second conjugation)
infinitive saber
present participle sabent
past participle sabut
person singular plural
first second third first second third
Indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè		 nosaltres
nós		 vosaltres
vós		 ells/elles
vostès
present sé saps sap sabem sabeu saben
imperfect sabia sabies sabia sabíem sabíeu sabien
future sabré sabràs sabrà sabrem sabreu sabran
preterite sabí saberes sabé sabérem sabéreu saberen
conditional sabria sabries sabria sabríem sabríeu sabrien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
present sàpiga sàpigues sàpiga sapiguem sapigueu sàpiguen
imperfect sabés sabessis sabés sabéssim sabéssiu sabessin
imperative - tu ell/ella nosaltres vosaltres ells/elles
sàpigues sàpiga sapiguem sapigueu sàpiguen

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References [edit]

Galician [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre < Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō.

Verb [edit]

saber (first-person sg present sei, first-person sg preterite souben, past participle sabido)

  1. to know (a fact)
  2. to know how to do (something)
  3. first-person singular personal infinitive of saber
  4. third-person singular personal infinitive of saber

Usage notes [edit]

Like Portuguese and Spanish, Galician has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to know”. The verb saber relates to factual knowledge and skills. In contrast, the verb coñecer relates to familiarity with people or places.

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of saber (irregular)
infinitive saber
gerund sabendo
past participle sabido
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
present sei sabes sabe sabemos sabedes saben
imperfect sabía sabías sabía sabiamos sabiades sabían
preterite souben soubeches soubo soubemos soubestes souberon
pluperfect soubera souberas soubera souberamos souberades souberan
future saberei saberás saberá saberemos saberedes saberán
conditional sabería saberías sabería saberiamos saberiades saberían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
present saiba saibas saiba saibamos saibades saiban
preterite soubese soubeses soubese soubésemos soubésedes soubesen
future souber souberes souber soubermos souberdes souberen
imperative eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
— sabe — — sabede —
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela nós vós eles / elas
saber saberes saber sabermos saberdes saberen

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Occitan [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Provençal saber, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre < Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō.

Verb [edit]

saber

  1. to know

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of saber
infinitive saber
present participle saber
past participle saber
person singular plural
first second third first second third
Indicative ieu tu el/ela
 nosautres
nos		 vosautres
vos		 eles/elas
present sabent sauput sabi, sai sabes, sas sap sabèm
imperfect sabètz sabon sabiái sabiás sabiá sabiam
future sabiatz sabiatz sauprai saupràs sauprà sauprem
preterite saupretz saupràn saupèri saupères saupèt saupèrem
conditional saupèretz saupèron saupriái saupriás saupriá saupriam
subjunctive ieu tu el/ela nosautres vosautres eles/elas
present saupriatz sauprián sàpia sàpias sàpia sapiam
imperfect sapiatz sàpian saupèsse saupèsses saupèsse saupèssem
imperative - tu - nosautres vosautres -
saupèssetz — saupèsson sap

Old Provençal [edit]

Noun [edit]

saber m (oblique plural sabers, nominative singular sabers, nominative plural saber)

  1. knowledge

Descendants [edit]

Portuguese [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō (“I taste; I am wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to know”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

saber (first-person singular present indicative sei, past participle sabido)

  1. to know a fact
    Perguntaram-me a resposta, mas eu não sabia.
    They asked me the answer, but I didn’t know.
    Sei que é verdade.
    I know it’s true.
  2. to know a value
    Eu sei qual é a capital da Assíria.
    I know what’s the capital of Assyria.
    Ele sabe duzentos algarismos do número neperiano.
    He knows two hundred digits of Euler’s number.
    Ninguém sabe qual é a velocidade aérea média de uma andorinha não carregada.
    Nobody knows what’s the average airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.
  3. to know how to do something
    Não sei como fazer isso, mas ela sabe.
    I don’t know how to do this, but she knows.
    Sabes falar russo?
    Do you know how to speak Russian?

Conjugation [edit]

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb saber
Notes:
  • This is an irregular verb of the -er group.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: saber.
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele/ela/você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal saber
Personal saber saberes saber sabermos saberdes saberem
Gerund
sabendo
Past participle
Masculine sabido sabidos
Feminine sabida sabidas
Indicative
Present sei sabes sabe sabemos sabeis sabem
Imperfect sabia sabias sabia sabíamos sabíeis sabiam
Preterite soube soubeste soube soubemos soubestes souberam
Pluperfect soubera souberas soubera soubéramos soubéreis soubéram
Future saberei saberás saberá saberemos sabereis saberão
Conditional saberia saberias saberia saberíamos saberíeis saberiam
Subjunctive
Present saiba saibas saiba saibamos saibais saibam
Imperfect soubesse soubesses soubesse soubessémos soubesséis soubessem
Future souber souberes souber soubermos souberdes souberem
Imperative
Affirmative saiba sabe saiba saibamos sabei saibam
Negative (não) saiba saibas saiba saibamos saibais saibam

Synonyms [edit]

Noun [edit]

saber m (plural saberes)

  1. knowledge (intellectual understanding)

Synonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

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Spanish [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *sapēre < Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō (“I taste”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /saˈβe̞ɾ/

Verb [edit]

saber (first-person singular present sé, first-person singular preterite supe, past participle sabido)

  1. to know (a fact)
    Sé que volverá – I know it'll come back
  2. to know how to do something
    Sabe hablar español – He knows how to speak Spanish
  3. to taste
    Sabe a pollo – It tastes like chicken

Conjugation [edit]

    Conjugation of saber (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive saber
gerund sabiendo
past participle sabido
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sé sabes sabe sabemos sabéis saben
imperfect sabía sabías sabía sabíamos sabíais sabían
preterite supe supiste supo supimos supisteis supieron
future sabré sabrás sabrá sabremos sabréis sabrán
conditional sabría sabrías sabría sabríamos sabríais sabrían
subjunctive yo tú él/ella
usted		 nosotros vosotros ellos/ellas
ustedes
present sepa sepas sepa sepamos sepáis sepan
imperfect
(ra)		 supiera supieras supiera supiéramos supierais supieran
imperfect
(se)		 supiese supieses supiese supiésemos supieseis supiesen
future supiere supieres supiere supiéremos supiereis supieren
imperative — tú usted nosotros vosotros ustedes
affirmative sabe sepa sepamos sabed sepan
negative no sepas no sepa no sepamos no sepáis no sepan
Other verbs with this conjugation:
Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation saber)


Related terms [edit]

See also [edit]

Noun [edit]

saber m (usually uncountable)

  1. knowledge
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