sabe
Galician
Verb
sabe
- inflection of saber:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese saber.
Verb
sabe
- to know
Macanese
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Portuguese sabe, irregularly borrowing from the third-person present form of saber (which would have yielded *sabê). See têm for a similar phenomenon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi/, /ˈsa.bɛ/
Verb
sabe
- (ambitransitive) to know
- Qui sabe! ― Who knows! / How should I know!
- Dios sabe. ― God knows.
- Iou nôm sabe úndi já rafundí iou-sa ôclo.
- I don't know where I put my glasses.
- Nôs sabe têm na úndi.
- We know where it is.
Usage notes
- sábi is a relatively common alternative spelling.
Related terms
- sabichám (“know-it-all”)
References
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.be/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bɨ/ [ˈsa.βɨ]
Verb
sabe
- inflection of saber:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsabe/ [ˈsa.β̞e]
- Rhymes: -abe
- Syllabification: sa‧be
Verb
sabe
- inflection of saber:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative