No. 3,222 in Catalan

sabent

"Sabent" means "knowing" in English.

In a sentence

Sabent que arribaries tard, vaig decidir anar-hi sola.
Knowing that you would be late, I decided to go alone.
'Sabent' functions as the present participle of the verb 'saber', introducing a cause or reason.
L'home, sabent el perill que hi havia, va prendre precaucions.
The man, knowing the danger there was, took precautions.
'Sabent' emphasizes the man's awareness of the situation, explaining his actions.
No podem fer res sabent tan poca informació.
We cannot do anything knowing so little information.
'Sabent' is used to convey the conditional state of lacking sufficient knowledge.

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