What does saber mean?
saber means to know in English. It is a irregular yo and irregular stem and one of the verbs Spanish learners should recognize quickly because it appears in everyday speech, stories, instructions, and classroom practice.
Learning a verb well means more than memorizing one form. You need to see how the verb changes with different subjects, how it behaves in the past, and how it sounds in practical sentences. This page gives you a compact reference for saber and connects it to related VerbyGo practice pages.
saber conjugation table
Use this table as a starting point for active recall. Cover one column, say the pronoun, and try to produce the form before checking the answer.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|
| yo |
sé |
supe |
sabía |
sabré |
| tú |
sabes |
supiste |
sabías |
sabrás |
| él / ella / usted |
sabe |
supo |
sabía |
sabrá |
| nosotros/as |
sabemos |
supimos |
sabíamos |
sabremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes |
saben |
supieron |
sabían |
sabrán |
Examples with saber
- Sé la respuestá. I know the answer.
- Sabíamos muchas palabras. We knew many words.
- Sabré usar este tiempo verbal. I will know how to use this tense.
Read each example as a full sentence. This helps you connect the form to meaning, not just to a chart. If a form feels difficult, practice it with several pronouns before moving to a new tense.
Practice prompts
- Conjugate saber for yo in the present.
- Conjugate saber for ella in the preterite.
- Conjugate saber for nosotros/as in the imperfect.
- Write one sentence using saber in the future.
Practice saber online
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