Conjugation of saber in Catalan
saberto knowirregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sé | |
| tu | saps | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sap | |
| nosaltres | sabem | |
| vosaltres | sabeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | saben |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
sèséAccent is acute on the e: 'sé' (not grave).
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabí | |
| tu | saberes | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabé | |
| nosaltres | sabérem | |
| vosaltres | sabéreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | saberen |
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabia | |
| tu | sabies | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabia | |
| nosaltres | sabíem | |
| vosaltres | sabíeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sabien |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabré | |
| tu | sabràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabrà | |
| nosaltres | sabrem | |
| vosaltres | sabreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sabran |
Common mistakes in the Futur simple
- jo
saberésabréCatalan uses the irregular stem 'sabr-' for the future: 'sabré', not 'saberé'.
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabria | |
| tu | sabries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabria | |
| nosaltres | sabríem | |
| vosaltres | sabríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sabrien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sàpiga | |
| tu | sàpigues | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sàpiga | |
| nosaltres | sapiguem | |
| vosaltres | sapigueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sàpiguen |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu present
- jo
sapigasàpigaThe present subjunctive uses a grave accent on a: 'sàpiga' (and the stem sapig- appears in the plural forms).
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabés | |
| tu | sabessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabés | |
| nosaltres | sabéssim | |
| vosaltres | sabéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sabessin |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntiu imperfet
- jo
sabriasabésDon't confuse the imperfect subjunctive ('sabés') with the conditional ('sabria').
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sap | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sàpiga | |
| nosaltres | sapiguem | |
| vosaltres | sabeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sàpiguen |
Common mistakes in the Imperatiu
- tu
sapssapLearners often use the present indicative 'saps'; the affirmative imperative is 'sap' (no -s).
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabent | |
| tu | sabent | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabent | |
| nosaltres | sabent | |
| vosaltres | sabent | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sabent |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | sabut | |
| tu | sabut | |
| ell/ella/vostè | sabut | |
| nosaltres | sabut | |
| vosaltres | sabut | |
| ells/elles/vostès | sabut |
Common mistakes in the Participi passat
- jo
sabidosabutInfluence from Spanish. Catalan past participle is 'sabut'.
saber — frequently asked questions
Is saber a regular verb?
No — saber is an irregular Catalan verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does saber mean?
saber is a Catalan verb meaning "to know".