Saber Flashcards
Saber (2)
To know, to taste
*Saber (a bear) owns a cyber shop, and is the opposite of Haber (because Saber thinks he knows everything).
Sé
I know
• Yo no sé → I don’t know
*The bear asks Joel if he knows what he wants to buy, and Joel says, “I’ll say what I want to buy because I know [sé] what I want to buy.”
Sabe
He, she, it knows
Sabes
You know
Sabemos
We know
Saben
They know
Sabía
I, he, she, or it knew.
• 1st and 3rd person imperfect past tense.
Yo sabía que tú vendrías temprano si tú pudieras.
-I knew that you would come early if you could.
Yo sabía que tú habrías venido temprano si tú hubieras podido.
-I knew that you would have come early if you had been able.
Yo no sabía que los muchachos habían ido a la playa contigo.
-I didn’t know that the boys had gone to the beach with you.
María no podía contestar porque no sabía que quería el profesor.
-María couldn’t answer because she didn’t know that the teacher wanted.
*The electricity in the store has a negative effect on the bee, so the lizard turns off the power because he knew [sabía] it had a bad impact on the bee (Joel).
Sabías
You knew
• Imperfect
Sabían
They knew
• Imperfect
Sabíamos
We knew
• Imperfect