saber

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to know

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saber

masculine noun

1. knowledge

el saber no ocupa lugar (Prov) -> you can never know too much

transitive verb

2. to know (conocer)

ya lo sé -> I know
de haberlo sabido (antes) o si lo llego a saber, me quedo en casa -> if I'd known, I'd have stayed at home
hacer saber algo a alguien -> to inform somebody of something, to tell somebody something
para que lo sepas, somos amigos -> we're friends, for your information

3. (ser capaz de)

saber hacer algo -> to know how to do something, to be able to do something
no sé nadar -> I can't swim, I don't know how to swim
sabe hablar inglés/montar en bici -> she can speak English/ride a bike

4. to learn, to find out (enterarse de)

lo supe ayer -> I found out yesterday
¿sabes algo de Juan?, ¿qué sabes de Juan? -> have you had any news from o heard from Juan?

5. to know about (entender de)

sabe mucha física -> he knows a lot about physics

6. (expresiones)

no saber dónde meterse -> not to know where to put oneself
no sabe lo que se hace -> he doesn't know what he's doing
no sabe lo que tiene -> he doesn't realize just how lucky he is
no sé qué decir -> I don't know what to say
¡qué sé yo! -> how should I know!

intransitive verb

7. to taste (tener sabor)(a of)

saber bien/mal -> to taste good/bad
saber a cuernos o rayos (informal figurative) -> to taste disgusting o revolting
le supo mal (figurative) -> it upset o annoyed him (le enfadó)
me sabe mal mentirle (figurative) -> I feel bad about lying to him

8. (entender)

saber de algo -> to know about something
ése sí que sabe -> he's a canny one

9. (tener noticia)

saber de alguien -> to hear from somebody
saber de algo -> to learn of something

10. (parecer)

eso me sabe a disculpa -> that sounds like an excuse to me

11. (expresiones)

a saber -> namely (es decir)
¡quién sabe!, ¡vete a saber! -> who knows!
que yo sepa -> as far as I know
no sabe por dónde se anda -> he doesn't have a clue

saberse

pronomial verb

also:

saberse algo -> to know something
saberse algo al dedillo -> to know something inside out
sabérselas todas (figurative) -> to know all the tricks
llegar a saberse -> to come to light

saber [sah-berr’]

article & verb transitive

1. To know, to have knowledge of.

2. To experience, to know by experience.

3. To be able, to be possessed of talents or abilities: to be learned or knowing.

Saber mucho latín -> to be very sagacious and prudent

4. To subject, to submit.

5. To fit, to suit, 6.

6. To use, to practice customarily; to be in the habit.

7. To resemble, to appear like.

verb

9. PODER.

El dice que no sabe escribir -> he says that he cannot write
Hacer saber -> to make known, to communicate
Sabérselo todo -> in an ironical sense, to know everything: applied to assuming, intolerant persons
No se sabe -> it is not known
No sabe en dónde tiene la cara -> he does not know his duty
No saber de sí -> to be overwhelmed with occupation
No sé que -> I don’t know what; an indefinable something
Sabe que rabia -> it has a sharp taste
Cuando lo supe -> when I heard about it
Vete a saber -> your guess is as good as mine
Tiene que saber contenerse -> he must control himself

verb neuter

Saber a -> to taste of
Esto sabe a queso -> this tastes of cheese

verb reflexive

Se sabe que ->
Por fin se supo el secreto -> finally the secret was revealed

To relish, to savor, to taste.-v. imp. To have a taste of.., it is known that...

noun

1. Learning, knowledge, lore. (m)

verb

2. SABIDURÍA.

3. Science, faculty.

Conjugación de "saber"

Infinitivo: saber

Gerundio: sabiendo

Particípio: sabido

	Presente	Pretérito	Imperfect	Futuro	Subjuntivo
Yo	sé	supe	sabía	sabré	sepa
Tú	sabes	supiste	sabías	sabrás	sepas
Ella/Él/Usted	sabe	supo	sabía	sabrá	sepa
Nosotros	sabemos	supimos	sabíamos	sabremos	sepamos
Vosotros	sabéis	supisteis	sabíais	sabréis	sepáis
Ellos/Ustedes	saben	supieron	sabían	sabrán	sepan

Completo saber conjugación

"saber" en el foro de Respuestas


P:	Translation - estoy alegre porque sabemos de mi hermano tenia 15 anos no saber…
R:	I think I understand buuuut My interpretation I am happy because we know my brother was 15 years old and knows nothing

P:	meaning of the word "quice"? [Quice saber si podrías tenerlo de igual forma!]
R:	Good morning francis. Just a bad spelling: quise Verbo "querer" (past simple) Here you have a free online conjugator. [url=http://my.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A3370]http://my.spanishdict.com/lessons/page/show'id=1710195%3APage%3A3370[/url]…

P:	Thank you Alba....do you know what this means'no voy a saber mas de ti, busca…
R:	i'll try to traslate this.. i don't know of you anymore, get someone that always be your side, good luck, your friend, good bye. im sorry my english is…

P:	Saber/Conocer. What's the rule?
R:	*I'm not sure we'll be able to lift lazarus' dictionary I was beginning to get that impression too! But note that (above) he refers to it as a "baby-dictionary"…

P:	Difference Between Ser and Estar & Saber and Conocer''?
R:	ser and estar are both verbs meaning "to be" - -however ser is used with personality traits, where you are from, and the time - -EX: Soy interesante y…