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saber
to know (facts); to know how to
Irregular · 24 form tables
Brazilian Portuguese, with você, a gente and vocês. The tables also include personal infinitives; supplied tu commands appear under other forms.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I know |
| você, ele, ela | you know; he/she knows |
| nós | we know |
| a gente | we know |
| vocês, eles, elas | you all/they know |
Present continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I know (facts) right now |
| você, ele, ela | you know (facts) right now; he/she knows (facts) right now |
| nós | we know (facts) right now |
| a gente | we know (facts) right now |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) know (facts) right now; they know (facts) right now |
Past continuous
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I knew (facts) at that time |
| você, ele, ela | you knew (facts) at that time; he/she knew (facts) at that time |
| nós | we knew (facts) at that time |
| a gente | we knew (facts) at that time |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) knew (facts) at that time; they knew (facts) at that time |
Completed past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I found out |
| você, ele, ela | you/he/she found out |
| nós | we found out |
| a gente | we found out |
| vocês, eles, elas | you all/they found out |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I knew |
| você, ele, ela | you/he/she knew |
| nós | we knew |
| a gente | we knew |
| vocês, eles, elas | you all/they knew |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I have known (facts) lately |
| você, ele, ela | you have known (facts) lately; he/she has known (facts) lately |
| nós | we have known (facts) lately |
| a gente | we have known (facts) lately |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) have known (facts) lately; they have known (facts) lately |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | you had known (facts); he/she had known (facts) |
| nós | we had known (facts) |
| a gente | we had known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had known (facts); they had known (facts) |
Literary past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I had known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | you had known (facts); he/she had known (facts) |
| nós | we had known (facts) |
| a gente | we had known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) had known (facts); they had known (facts) |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will know |
| você, ele, ela | you/he/she will know |
| nós | we will know |
| a gente | we will know |
| vocês, eles, elas | you all/they will know |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I will have known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | you will have known (facts); he/she will have known (facts) |
| nós | we will have known (facts) |
| a gente | we will have known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) will have known (facts); they will have known (facts) |
Going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I am going to know (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | you are going to know (facts); he/she is going to know (facts) |
| nós | we are going to know (facts) |
| a gente | we are going to know (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) are going to know (facts); they are going to know (facts) |
Was going to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I was going to know (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | you were going to know (facts); he/she was going to know (facts) |
| nós | we were going to know (facts) |
| a gente | we were going to know (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) were going to know (facts); they were going to know (facts) |
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would know |
| você, ele, ela | you/he/she would know |
| nós | we would know |
| a gente | we would know |
| vocês, eles, elas | you all/they would know |
Conditional perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | I would have known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | you would have known (facts); he/she would have known (facts) |
| nós | we would have known (facts) |
| a gente | we would have known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | you (plural) would have known (facts); they would have known (facts) |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I know |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you know; (that) he/she knows |
| nós | (that) we know |
| a gente | (that) we know |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you all/they know |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (if) I knew |
| você, ele, ela | (if) you/he/she knew |
| nós | (if) we knew |
| a gente | (if) we knew |
| vocês, eles, elas | (if) you all/they knew |
Perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I have known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you have known (facts); (that) he/she has known (facts) |
| nós | (that) we have known (facts) |
| a gente | (that) we have known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) have known (facts); (that) they have known (facts) |
Pluperfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (that) I had known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | (that) you had known (facts); (that) he/she had known (facts) |
| nós | (that) we had known (facts) |
| a gente | (that) we had known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (that) you (plural) had known (facts); (that) they had known (facts) |
Future subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I know (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you know (facts); (when/if) he/she knows (facts) |
| nós | (when/if) we know (facts) |
| a gente | (when/if) we know (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) know (facts); (when/if) they know (facts) |
Future perfect subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | (when/if) I have known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | (when/if) you have known (facts); (when/if) he/she has known (facts) |
| nós | (when/if) we have known (facts) |
| a gente | (when/if) we have known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | (when/if) you (plural) have known (facts); (when/if) they have known (facts) |
Commands
Affirmative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | know (facts)! |
| nós | let's know (facts)! |
| vocês, eles, elas | know (facts)! (plural) |
Negative command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| você, ele, ela | do not know (facts)! |
| nós | let's not know (facts)! |
| vocês, eles, elas | do not know (facts)! (plural) |
Infinitive
Personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to know (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | for you to know (facts); for him/her to know (facts) |
| nós | for us to know (facts) |
| a gente | for us to know (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to know (facts); for them to know (facts) |
Compound personal infinitive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| eu | for me to have known (facts) |
| você, ele, ela | for you to have known (facts); for him/her to have known (facts) |
| nós | for us to have known (facts) |
| a gente | for us to have known (facts) |
| vocês, eles, elas | for you (plural) to have known (facts); for them to have known (facts) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
- Past gerund
- Affirmative command: tu
- Negative command: tu
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