No. 13,743 in Spanish
sabíamos
"We knew."
In a sentence
Sabíamos que mañana llovería.
We knew that it would rain tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'sabíamos' is the first-person plural past tense of 'saber', meaning 'we knew'. It is used to express prior knowledge about a future event.
Aunque no sabíamos exactamente cómo, confiábamos en lograrlo.
Although we didn't know exactly how, we trusted we would achieve it.
The word 'sabíamos' here indicates the first-person plural past tense of 'saber', referring to not having precise knowledge about a method in the past.
Sabíamos del concierto, pero no pudimos ir.
We knew about the concert, but we couldn't go.
In this example, 'sabíamos' again reflects its meaning of 'we knew', demonstrating understanding or being informed about an event in the past.
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