This is the 12448th most frequent Portuguese word.
soubemos
"Soubemos" means "we knew" or "we found out" in English.
In this sentence, 'soubemos' is used to express the past event of our learning or discovering certain information, specifically the news.
Soubemos da notícia ontem.
We learned about the news yesterday.
Here, 'soubemos' illustrates the action of coming to know or realize something at a point in the past.
Quando soubemos disso, já era tarde.
When we found out about it, it was already late.
In this context, 'soubemos' conveys the action of obtaining information from another person, emphasizing the past nature of the action.