No. 266 in Italian
sapere
"To know" (facts or how to do something).
In a sentence
So cucinare molto bene.
I know how to cook very well.
In this sentence, 'sapere' is used to express one's knowledge or ability to do something. It's conjugated in the first person singular, 'so'.
Sai dov'è la stazione?
Do you know where the station is?
Here, 'sapere' is used to inquire about knowledge of a fact or information. It's conjugated in the second person singular, 'sai'.
Non sapevo che lui fosse qui.
I didn't know that he was here.
In this example, 'sapere' is used in the past tense to indicate that the speaker did not have certain information in the past. It's conjugated in the first person singular imperfect tense, 'sapevo'.
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