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saber.

to know, to understand (a fact)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/saˈbeɾ/[saˈβ̞eɾ]
  1. to know, to understand (a fact)

    Sé que volverá.
    Lo siguiente que sé...
  2. to know how to do something

    Sabe hablar español.
  3. to find out, to learn

  4. to taste (i.e. have a flavour)

    Sabe a pollo.
    Estos plátanos saben bien.
  5. to realize, to know (i.e. recognize)

    El hombre no sabe lo talentoso que su hijo es.
  6. to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)

    Siempre es difícil saber si me mientes.
  7. to figure out

    informal
    Todavía estamos tratando de saber qué acaba de pasar.
  8. to hear from

    No he sabido nada de ella en meses.
  9. to hear of, to hear about

  10. to learn, to find out, to know

  11. to know about, to be good at [with dative] le

    Internet · colloquial
    No le sabes al shitpost.
    No le sabes al inglés.
  12. to be known

    reflexive
    Ya se sabe que uno de los factores que aceleran esta enfermedad es el estrés.
  13. to know (extremely well)

    reflexive
    He oído que te sabes todas las líneas de la película de memoria.
  14. synonym of soler (in several senses: (auxiliary) to be accustomed to; (imperfect) to used to)

    Argentina · Ecuador · El-Salvador · Honduras · Nicaragua · Peru · colloquial
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin sapiō, sapere (“taste, know”). Compare English savvy, savor. The 1SG reflects an original */ˈsajo/, in common with other Romance languages, of uncertain origin. The present subjunctive forms show consonant metathesis (sapiām > */ˈsajpa/ > Sp. sepa).

noun/saˈbeɾ/[saˈβ̞eɾ]
  1. knowledge

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin sapiō, sapere (“taste, know”). Compare English savvy, savor. The 1SG reflects an original */ˈsajo/, in common with other Romance languages, of uncertain origin. The present subjunctive forms show consonant metathesis (sapiām > */ˈsajpa/ > Sp. sepa).

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