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sapere

to know

verb irregular Word 22 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

How to conjugate sapere

The present, imperfect, future and passato prossimo, with the English for every form.

Present

io so I know
tu sai you know
lui/lei sa he/she knows
noi sappiamo we know
voi sapete you all know
loro sanno they know

Imperfect

io sapevo I knew / I used to know
tu sapevi you knew / you used to know
lui/lei sapeva he/she knew / he/she used to know
noi sapevamo we knew / we used to know
voi sapevate you all knew / you all used to know
loro sapevano they knew / they used to know

Future

io saprò I will know
tu saprai you will know
lui/lei saprà he/she will know
noi sapremo we will know
voi saprete you all will know
loro sapranno they will know

Passato prossimo

io ho saputo I knew / I have known
tu hai saputo you knew / you have known
lui/lei ha saputo he/she knew / he/she has known
noi abbiamo saputo we knew / we have known
voi avete saputo you all knew / you all have known
loro hanno saputo they knew / they have known

In a sentence

Non so dov'è.

I don't know where it is.

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