sabía

i knew, knew


Verb sabía

  1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect indicative form of saber.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperfect indicative form of saber.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) imperfect indicative form of saber.

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Examples
  • No sabía que Tom era un drogadicto.

    I didn't know Tom was a drug addict.

  • Tom no sabía qué más decir.

    Tom didn't know what else to say.

  • Mi reloj se paró así que no sabía que hora era.

    My watch stopped, so I didn't know the time.

  • Tom sabía que la ensalada es buena para la salud, así que comía al menos una al día.

    Tom knew that salads were healthy, so he ate at least one salad a day.

  • Tom me preguntó si acaso sabía dónde vive María.

    Tom asked me if I knew where Mary lived.

  • Tom sabía que venía.

    Tom knew I was coming.

  • Juan no sabía que se hablaba tupí en Brasil.

    John didn't know Tupi is spoken in Brazil.

  • No sabía que Tom era gordo.

    I didn't know Tom was fat.

  • Tom sabía que Mary estaría enfadada.

    Tom knew Mary would be angry.

  • Como no sabía su dirección, no pude escribirle.

    As I didn't know his address, I couldn't write to him.

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