No. 3,632 in Catalan
sabé
The Catalan word "sabé" is an archaic or literary form meaning "knew" (third-person singular past tense of "saber," to know).
In a sentence
Ell no sabé que la reunió s'havia cancel·lat.
He didn’t know that the meeting had been canceled.
The verb 'sabé' is used in the third-person singular preterite form to express past knowledge.
Si sabé la veritat, reaccionarà d'una manera diferent.
If he knew the truth, he would react differently.
Here, 'sabé' is used in a conditional tense to contemplate a hypothetical situation.
Vull que ell sabé la importància del projecte abans de començar.
I want him to know the importance of the project before starting.
In this sentence, 'sabé' is incorrectly used as a subjunctive form, demonstrating a common mistake in Catalan.
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