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sabia

wise, knew

→ sabio
sabi know; wise + a yo/él/ella imperfect
adjective · singular Uncommon #16,544
wise feminine form (used with feminine nouns)
SP: Ella es una mujer sabia.
EN: She is a wise woman.
Forms of sabio
MasculineFeminine
Plural — sabias

La gente anciana es usualmente muy sabia.

Older people are usually very wise.

Ella es más sabia que astuta.

She is wiser than she is cunning.

Eres muy sabia.

You are very wise.

Sos muy sabia.

You're very wise.

Has hecho una sabia elección.

You have made a wise choice.

Es cierto que es joven, pero también es sabia.

It is true that she is young, but she is also wise.

Es una respuesta muy sabia.

That’s a very wise answer.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Ella es muy sabia.

She is very wise.

Sabia decisión.

Wise decision.

La gente vieja suele ser muy sabia.

Old people are usually very wise.

Ella es más sabia que yo.

She is wiser than I am.

Su majestad es sabia ¿Qué utilizó usted para derrotar a Cielo?

Your Majesty is wise. What did you use to defeat Cielo?

— Hero (2002)

Mi bisabuela era muy sabia.

My great-grandmother was very wise.

Ella es una madre muy sabia.

She is a very wise mother.

Mayuko parece sabia.

Mayuko seems wise.

Ahora es mayor y más sabia.

Now she is older and wiser.

Mi abuela era una mujer sabia.

My grandmother was a wise woman.

Y, sabia al fin, olvidara mi alma a quienes han muerto o aún están vivos.

And, wise at last, my soul would forget those who have died or are still alive.

— La ironía del destino, o goce de su baño (1976)

Tom es una persona muy sabia.

Tom is a very wise person.

La madre de Tom fue una mujer sabia.

Tom's mother was a wise woman.

verb · singular · imperfect indicative Uncommon #20,855
knew From the verb “saber” (to know). In standard Spanish this form is usually written with an accent: “sabía”.
SP: Yo no sabia la respuesta.
EN: I didn’t know the answer.
Conjugation of saber
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First sabía sabíamos
Second sabías —
Third sabía sabían
sabia

No sabia donde mandarte el bolso.

I didn't know where to send you the bag.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

Por supuesto, ya lo sabia.

Of course, I already knew that.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Yo ni siquiera lo sabia?

I didn't even know that?

— Mother Night (1996)

Sabia que eras tu.

I knew it was you.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No tenia adonde ir, no sabia que hacer.

I had nowhere to go, I didn't know what to do.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Wow, No sabia que él sabia eso.

Wow, I didn't know he knew that.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Su secretaria no sabia nada de la póliza.

His secretary didn't know anything about the policy.

— Perdición (1944)

Sabia que no te importaba tanto el dinero.

I knew you didn't care that much about money.

Lo sabia, sabia que ibas a madurar en esto.

I knew it, I knew you were going to grow into this.

Él sabia que yo era diferente.

He knew I was different.

— El hombre de la Tierra (2007)

Yo no sabia nada del Moulin Rouge, de Harold Zidler ni de Satine.

I knew nothing about the Moulin Rouge, Harold Zidler, or Satine.

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Sí, sí, lo sabia.

Yes, yes, I knew it.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

Sabia que las echaría de menos a todas.

I knew I would miss them all.

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Ya lo sabia.

I already knew that.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

No lo sabia.

I didn't know.

Hay algo que si sabia.

There was something I did know.

— Ratatouille (2007)