sapere
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Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, present active infinitive of sapiō (“I taste; I am wise”), from Proto-Italic *sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i- (“to notice”), from *seh₁p- (“to try, to research”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sapere
- (transitive, intransitive) to know (information)
- sa l'indirizzo ― he knows the address
- sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?
- do you know that we will judge angels?
- (transitive) to be able to, can, could (know how to)
- (transitive with di) to taste or smell (like)
- questo pollo sa di rosmarino
- this chicken tastes like rosemary
- (by extension) (transitive with di) to create impressions (of); to smack (of)
- questa richiesta sa di ricatto
- this request smacks of blackmail
- (transitive) to think or know that (someone) is in a certain place or condition
- ti sapevo all'estero
- I thought you were abroad
- sono felice di saperti sposata
- I'm happy to know you're married
- (transitive) to come to know, become informed of, find out
- ho saputo che hai avviato un'attività
- I found out you started a business
- (intransitive, impersonal) (with a, di, or [che + ind.]) to have a certain impression; to appear; to guess
- mi sa che questo non è di giusto
- it appears that this is not correct
- mi sa che ho sbagliato a parlargliene
- I guess that I was wrong to talk to him about it
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of sapere
infinitive | sapere | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avere | gerund | sapendo | |||
present participle | sapiente | past participle | saputo | |||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | so | sai | sa | sappiamo | sapete | sanno |
imperfect | sapevo | sapevi | sapeva | sapevamo | sapevate | sapevano |
past historic | seppi | sapesti | seppe | sapemmo | sapeste | seppero |
future | saprò | saprai | saprà | sapremo | saprete | sapranno |
conditional | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | saprei | sapresti | saprebbe | sapremmo | sapreste | saprebbero |
subjunctive | che io | che tu | che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa | che noi | che voi | che loro, che essi/che esse |
present | sappia | sappia | sappia | sappiamo | sappiate | sappiano |
imperfect | sapessi | sapessi | sapesse | sapessimo | sapeste | sapessero |
imperative | — | tu | Lei | noi | voi | Loro |
sappi, non sapere | sappia | sappiamo | sappiate | sappiano |
Related terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
sapere m (plural saperi)
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Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.pe.re/, [ˈs̠a.pɛ.ɾɛ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.pe.re/, [ˈsaː.pɛ.rɛ]
Verb[edit]
sapere
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