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saber

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English

Pronunciation

Noun

saber (plural sabers)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of sabre.
  2. (science fiction) Clipping of lightsaber

Verb

saber (third-person singular simple present sabers, present participle sabering, simple past and past participle sabered)

  1. (American spelling) Alternative form of sabre.

Translations

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Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sapere (taste, know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈbeɾ/ [saˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: sa‧ber

Verb

saber

  1. to know

Conjugation

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan saber, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (taste, know).

Pronunciation

Verb

saber (first-person singular present , first-person singular preterite sabí, past participle sabut)

  1. to know (a fact), to have knowledge
  2. to know how to

Conjugation

Derived terms

Noun

saber m (plural sabers)

  1. knowledge, know-how

See also

References

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese saber, from Latin sapere (taste, know).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈbeɾ/ [s̺aˈβ̞eɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ

Verb

saber (first-person singular present sei, first-person singular preterite souben, past participle sabido)
saber (first-person singular present sei, first-person singular preterite soubem or soube, past participle sabido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to know (a fact)
  2. to know how to do (something)
    Val máis saber que ter (proverb)
    Better to know than to have
  3. to find out
  4. (intransitive) to taste, to have a taste
    Sabe ben!It tastes good!
  5. (pronominal) to like, enjoy
    A min sábeme o caldo.I like broth / I like this broth.

Usage notes

Like Portuguese and Spanish, Galician has two different verbs that are usually translated to English as “to know”. The verb saber relates to factual knowledge and skills. In contrast, the verb coñecer relates to familiarity with people or places.

Conjugation

Currently, it is not known where the first person singular form that is currently used for the present indicative, "sei", originates from.

Derived terms

See also

Noun

saber m (plural saberes)

  1. knowledge, know-how

References

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

saber (plural saber-saber)

  1. (politics) syllabic abbreviation of sapu bersih
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay [Term?] (Bangka dialect).

Noun

saber (plural saber-saber)

  1. (dialect) the technique of catching fish by damming a river using wood

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Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Occitan saber, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (taste, know).

Pronunciation

Verb

saber

  1. to know
    Antonym: ignorar

Conjugation

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Old Occitan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (taste, know).

Verb

saber

  1. to taste (have a certain taste)
  2. to know

Noun

saber m (oblique plural sabers, nominative singular sabers, nominative plural saber)

  1. knowledge

Descendants

  • Catalan: saber

References

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese saber, from Latin sapere (taste, know).

The verb’s first-person singular conjugation reflects an original */ˈsajo/, in common with other Romance languages, of uncertain origin. The present subjunctive forms show consonant metathesis: sapiām > */ˈsajpa/ > Portuguese saiba.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈbeɾ/ [sɐˈβeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sɐˈbe.ɾi/ [sɐˈβe.ɾi]

Verb

saber (first-person singular present sei, first-person singular preterite soube, past participle sabido)

  1. to know
    1. (transitive or intransitive) to be aware, to know [with direct object ‘a fact’ or que (+ indicative clause when positive or subjunctive clause when negated) ‘that ...’ or indirect question]
      Perguntaram-me a resposta, mas eu não sabia.They asked me the answer, but I didn’t know.
      Sei que é verdade.I know it’s true.
    2. (transitive) to be aware of a value or piece of information
      • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 46:
        Olho-Tonto, você sabe que isso é nojento, não sabe?
        Mad-Eye, you know that this is disgusting, don't you?
      Eu sei qual é a capital da Assíria.I know what is the capital of Assyria.
      Ele sabe duzentos algarismos do número neperiano.He knows two hundred digits of Euler’s number.
    3. (catenative) to know how [with infinitive ‘to do something’]
      Não sei fazer isso, mas ela sabe.I don’t know how to do this, but she knows.
      Sabes falar russo?Can you speak Russian?
  2. (intransitive) to know; to have heard [with de or sobre ‘about something’]
    Soube da explosão que houve no centro?Have you heard about the downtown explosion?
  3. (intransitive, Portugal) to taste of/like (to have the same taste as) [with a ‘something’]
    Um bom vinho sabe a carvalho.A good wine tastes like oak.
  4. (intransitive, Portugal) to have a pleasant taste
    Como sabe esse vinho!How good does this wine taste!
  5. (transitive) to learn (to become informed of something)
    Eles querem saber mais sobre o projeto.They want to learn more about the project.

Usage notes

  • saber does not mean to know in the sense of knowing someone (who they are); for that, conhecer should be used instead.
  • Although nonstandard, some speakers change the conjugation for the first person singular depending on the meaning of the verb: it is conjugated as sei if it means to know, but as saibo if it means to taste. Aside from this case, all the other verb forms are homonymous.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:saber.

Synonyms

Descendants

Noun

saber m (plural saberes)

  1. knowledge; lore (intellectual understanding)
    Synonyms: conhecimento, sabedoria

Derived terms

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