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Italian verb · irregular · first needed at beginner level (A1)

sapere

to know (a fact), to know how to

Use for facts and skills: (I can cook). For people and places, use .

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

ioso
tusai
lui / leisa
noisappiamo
voisapete
lorosanno

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

ioho saputo
tuhai saputo
lui / leiha saputo
noiabbiamo saputo
voiavete saputo
lorohanno saputo

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

iosapevo
tusapevi
lui / leisapeva
noisapevamo
voisapevate
lorosapevano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iosaprò
tusaprai
lui / leisaprà
noisapremo
voisaprete
lorosapranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iosaprei
tusapresti
lui / leisaprebbe
noisapremmo
voisapreste
lorosaprebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

iosappia
tusappia
lui / leisappia
noisappiamo
voisappiate
lorosappiano

Examples

  • Non lo so.I don't know.
  • Sai dov'è la stazione?Do you know where the station is?
  • Mia figlia sa nuotare.My daughter can swim.