saber
Betekenis (English)
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- to know, to understand (a fact)
- to know how to do something
- to find out, to learn
- to taste (i.e. have a flavour)
- to realize, to know (i.e. recognize)
- to tell, to know (i.e. to discern or distinguish if something is the case)
- (informal) to figure out
- to hear from
- to hear of, to hear about
- to learn, to find out, to know
- (reflexive) to be known
- (reflexive) to know (extremely well)
- (Argentina, Ecuador, El-Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, colloquial) Synonym of soler (in several senses: (auxiliary) to be accustomed to; (imperfect) to used to)
Synonyms
tener gusto
enterarse de
noesis
amor con voluntad
saber de vida
estar Informado
saber algo de cierto
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
sa‧ber
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/saˈbeɾ/
Etymologie (English)
In summary
Inherited from Latin 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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