No. 6,668 in Catalan
sabies
"Sabies" means "you knew" (second person singular, past imperfect of "saber").
In a sentence
Sabies que avui plourà?
Did you know that it will rain today?
In this sentence, "sabies" is the past imperfect form of the verb "saber" (to know), used here to indicate a past state of knowledge or awareness.
Tu sempre sabies com fer-me somriure.
You always knew how to make me smile.
"Sabies" is again the imperfect form of "saber," expressing an ongoing ability or knowledge in the past.
Si sabies això, per què no m'ho vas dir?
If you knew this, why didn't you tell me?
Here "sabies" reflects a conditional past known fact or state, leading to a subsequent question.
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