sapere
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapĕre (“taste, know”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsapére (first-person singular present (with syntactic gemination after the verb) sò, first-person singular past historic sèppi, past participle sapùto, first-person singular future saprò, first-person singular subjunctive sàppia, second-person singular imperative sàppi, auxiliary avére or (as an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere) èssere)
- (ambitransitive) to know (information) [auxiliary avere]
- sa l'indirizzo ― he knows the address
- sapete che giudicheremo gli angeli?
- do you know that we will judge angels?
- (transitive, auxiliary) to be able to, can, could (to know how to)
- (intransitive) to taste or smell [with di ‘like’] [auxiliary avere]
- questo pollo sa di rosmarino
- this chicken tastes like rosemary
- (intransitive, by extension) to create the impression, to smack [with di ‘of’] [auxiliary avere]
- questa richiesta sa di ricatto
- this request smacks of blackmail
- (transitive) to think or know that (someone) is in a certain place or condition
- ti sapevo all'estero
- I thought you were abroad
- sono felice di saperti sposata
- I'm happy to know you're married
- (transitive) to come to know, to become informed of, to find out
- ho saputo che hai avviato un'attività
- I found out you started a business
- (intransitive, impersonal) (with a, di, or [che + ind.]) to have a certain impression; to appear; to guess
- mi sa che questo non è giusto
- it appears that this is not correct
- mi sa che ho sbagliato a parlargliene
- I guess that I was wrong to talk to him about it
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sapére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive | sapére | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avére, èssere1 | gerund | sapèndo | |||
present participle | — | past participle | sapùto | |||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | sò2 | sài | sà2 | sappiàmo | sapéte | sànno |
imperfect | sapévo | sapévi | sapéva | sapevàmo | sapevàte | sapévano |
past historic | sèppi | sapésti | sèppe | sapémmo | sapéste | sèppero |
future | saprò | saprài | saprà | saprémo | sapréte | saprànno |
conditional | saprèi | saprésti | saprèbbe, saprébbe | saprémmo | sapréste | saprèbbero, saprébbero |
subjunctive | che io | che tu | che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa | che noi | che voi | che loro, che essi/che esse |
present | sàppia | sàppia | sàppia | sappiàmo | sappiàte | sàppiano |
imperfect | sapéssi | sapéssi | sapésse | sapéssimo | sapéste | sapéssero |
imperative | — | tu | Lei | noi | voi | Loro |
sàppi | sàppia | sappiàmo | sappiàte | sàppiano | ||
negative imperative | non sapére | non sàppia | non sappiàmo | non sappiàte | non sàppiano |
1As an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere.
2With syntactic gemination after the verb.
Including lesser-used forms:
Conjugation of sapére (-ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive | sapére | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avére, èssere1 | gerund | sapèndo | |||
present participle | — | past participle | sapùto | |||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | sò2 | sài | sà2 | sappiàmo | sapéte | sànno |
imperfect | sapévo | sapévi | sapéva | sapevàmo | sapevàte | sapévano |
past historic | sèppi | sapésti | sèppe | sapémmo, sèppimo3,[1] | sapéste | sèppero |
future | saprò | saprài | saprà | saprémo | sapréte | saprànno |
conditional | saprèi | saprésti | saprèbbe, saprébbe | saprémmo | sapréste | saprèbbero, saprébbero |
subjunctive | che io | che tu | che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa | che noi | che voi | che loro, che essi/che esse |
present | sàppia | sàppia | sàppia | sappiàmo | sappiàte | sàppiano |
imperfect | sapéssi | sapéssi | sapésse | sapéssimo | sapéste | sapéssero |
imperative | — | tu | Lei | noi | voi | Loro |
sàppi | sàppia | sappiàmo | sappiàte | sàppiano | ||
negative imperative | non sapére | non sàppia | non sappiàmo | non sappiàte | non sàppiano |
1As an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere.
2With syntactic gemination after the verb.
3Archaic.
Related terms
editNoun
editsapere m (plural saperi)
- knowledge, learning
- Synonyms: conoscenza, sapienza
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 sapere in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
Further reading
edit- sapere in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
Anagrams
editLatin
editPronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsa.pɛ.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsaː.pe.re]
Verb
editsapere
Neapolitan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Classical Latin sapĕre.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsapere
- to know
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of sapé (second conjugation, tonic)
infinitive | sapé | ||||||
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gerund | sapenno | ||||||
present participle | sapente | ||||||
past participle | saputo | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | je/i' | tu | isso/essa | nuje | vuje | lloro | |
present | sapo | sape | sape | sapimmo | sapite | sapeno | |
imperfect | sapevo | sapive | sapeva | sapevamo | sapiveve | sapevano | |
passato remòto | sapette | sapiste | sapette | sapettemo | sapisteve | sapetteno/sapettero | |
future | saparraggio | saparraje | saparrà | saparrimmo | saparrite | saparranno | |
conditional | saparria | saparrisse | saparria | saparrissemo | saparrissevo | saparriano | |
compound tenses |
passato pròssimo | Use the present tense of avère plus the past participle | |||||
trapasato pròssimo | Use the imperfect tense of avère plus the past participle | ||||||
trapasato remòto | Use the passato remòto tense of avère plus the past participle | ||||||
futuro anteriore | Use the future tense of avère plus the past participle | ||||||
cunnizziunale passato | Use the conditional tense of avère plus the past participle | ||||||
imperfect subjunctive | ca je/i' | ca tu | ca isso/ca essa | ca nuje | ca vuje | ca lloro | |
sapesse | sapisse | sapesse | sapessemo | sapisseve | sapesseno | ||
imperative | - | tu | isso/essa | nuje | vuje | lloro | |
sape | sape | sapiamo | sapite | sapiano |
References
edit- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1701: “forme dell'infinito: dare, potere, volere, sapere, vedere, bere, venire, avere, essere; participio passato: bevuto” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Rocco, Emmanuele (1882) “sapere”, in Vocabolario del dialetto napolitano[1]
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