The Italian verb sapere means "to know (a fact)". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of sapere is io so, tu sai, lui/lei sa, noi sappiamo, voi sapete, loro sanno. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ere pattern. Its gerund is sapendo and its past participle is saputo. Its compound tenses are formed with avere. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -ere pattern.
| io | so (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | sai (irregular) | |
| lui/ | sa (irregular) | |
| noi | sappiamo (irregular) | |
| voi | sapete | |
| loro | sanno (irregular) |
| io | ho saputo |
|---|---|
| tu | hai saputo |
| lui/ | ha saputo |
| noi | abbiamo saputo |
| voi | avete saputo |
| loro | hanno saputo |
| io | sapevo |
|---|---|
| tu | sapevi |
| lui/ | sapeva |
| noi | sapevamo |
| voi | sapevate |
| loro | sapevano |
| io | saprò (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | saprai (irregular) |
| lui/ | saprà (irregular) |
| noi | sapremo (irregular) |
| voi | saprete (irregular) |
| loro | sapranno (irregular) |
| io | saprei (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tu | sapresti (irregular) |
| lui/ | saprebbe (irregular) |
| noi | sapremmo (irregular) |
| voi | sapreste (irregular) |
| loro | saprebbero (irregular) |
| che io | sappia (irregular) |
|---|---|
| che tu | sappia (irregular) |
| che lui/ | sappia (irregular) |
| che noi | sappiamo (irregular) |
| che voi | sappiate (irregular) |
| che loro | sappiano (irregular) |
| tu | sappi (irregular) |
|---|---|
| Lei | sappia (irregular) |
| noi | sappiamo (irregular) |
| voi | sappiate (irregular) |
| loro | sappiano (irregular) |
Sapere is irregular. The present has the forms so, sai, sa, sappiamo, and sanno, while the future and conditional use the stem sapr, as in saprò and saprei. The past participle is saputo.
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Sapere is irregular. Its present forms include so, sai, sa, sappiamo, sapete, and sanno.
The future forms are saprò, saprai, saprà, sapremo, saprete, and sapranno. They use the stem sapr.
The gerund is sapendo and the past participle is saputo. Its passato prossimo uses avere, as in ho saputo.