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lui seppe

knew, found out, learned

ˈs e p . p e → sapere
verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #34,078
knew, found out, learned A past-historic form, commonly used in storytelling.
IT: Quando seppe la notizia, chiamò sua madre.
EN: When she found out the news, she called her mother.
Conjugation of sapere
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First seppi —
Second — sapeste
Third seppe —

Poi si seppe che non era una bambina.

Then it turned out she wasn't a girl.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Quando seppe ogni cosa, si mise a piangere.

When she found out everything, she started crying.

Tom non seppe mai quanto fosse ricca Mary.

Tom never knew how rich Mary was.

In preda al rimorso partì la sera stessa e non se ne seppe più nulla.

Filled with remorse, he left that same evening and was never heard from again.

— Don Juan DeMarco - Maestro d'amore (1994)

Jackson non pensò niente di male finché non seppe la notizia.

Jackson didn't think anything bad until he heard the news.

— La fiamma del peccato (1944)

Era una grande donna, ma non seppe tenersi il marito.

She was a great woman, but she couldn't keep her husband.

— Una giornata particolare (1977)

Tom non seppe mai che Mary era infelice.

Tom never knew that Mary was unhappy.