supiera

knew

→ saber
sup know + iera imperfect subjunctive
verb · imperfect subjunctive Common #8,096
knew Imperfect subjunctive (yo/él/ella/usted form) of "saber"; often used after expressions like "quería que..." or in "si" (if) clauses.
SP: Quería que supiera la verdad.
EN: I wanted him/her to know the truth.
Conjugation of saber
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First sabía sabíamos
Second sabías —
Third sabía sabían
supiera

Si yo supiera la respuesta a la pregunta, te diría.

If I knew the answer to the question, I would tell you.

Ojalá supiera.

I wish I knew.

Tom sabía la verdad, pero no dejó que nadie supiera que él lo sabía.

Tom knew the truth, but he didn't let anyone know that he knew it.

Quería que supiera lo que está sucediendo.

I wanted her to know what was happening.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Ver un amanecer cuando quisiera, aunque supiera que no era real.

To see a sunrise whenever I wanted, even though I knew it wasn't real.

— Buena suerte, pásalo bien, no mueras (2026)

Hice como si no supiera lo que estaba pasando.

I pretended not to know what was going on.

Tom no quería que Mary supiera que era rico.

Tom didn’t want Mary to know that he was rich.

Antes de que el mundo supiera sobre los mutantes.

Before the world knew about mutants.

Tom no quería que ninguno de sus amigos supiera que él era traficante de drogas.

Tom didn't want any of his friends to know that he was a drug dealer.

Ojalá supiera hablar francés.

I wish I knew how to speak French.

No sabía que Tom supiera leer.

I didn't know Tom could read.

No tenía idea de que Posy supiera usar esa máquina.

I had no idea Posy knew how to use that machine.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Si tan solo supiera cómo arreglar esto.

If only I knew how to fix this.

Ojalá supiera dónde ha dejado mi maleta Tom.

I wish I knew where Tom left my suitcase.

Ojalá supiera tocar el piano tan bien como Susi.

I wish I could play the piano as well as Susi.

Tom hizo como si no supiera la respuesta.

Tom pretended not to know the answer.

Tom quería que Mary supiera que él no la odiaba.

Tom wanted Mary to know that he didn't hate her.

Actúas como si yo no supiera nada.

You act as if I don't know anything.

— हम दिल दे चुके सनम (1999)

Necesitabas que yo supiera que eras mejor que yo.

You needed me to know that you were better than me.

No tenía idea de que Tom supiera tanto acerca de cebras.

I had no idea Tom knew so much about zebras.

Era como si él quisiera que yo supiera.

It was like he wanted me to know.

No que yo supiera.

Not that I knew of.

Debía hacerle firmar sin que él supiera el qué.

I had to get him to sign without him knowing what it was.

— Perdición (1944)

Si tan sólo supiera lo que siento por ella.

If only she knew how I feel about her.

Tom no quería que nadie supiera que él había estado saliendo con María.

Tom didn’t want anyone to know that he had been dating María.

Quería que Tom supiera lo que nos sucedió.

I wanted Tom to know what happened to us.

Estarías jodido si Sam supiera que lo hiciste.

You'd be screwed if Sam found out you did it.

— Juego sucio (Infernal Affairs) (2002)

Ojalá supiera hablar francés tan bien como tú.

I wish I could speak French as well as you do.

Si yo supiera su dirección, le escribiría.

If I knew his address, I would write to him.

Si solo supiera de que se tratan todas esas cosas.

If only I knew what all those things were about.

Si Mary supiera nadar, iría más seguido a la playa.

If Mary knew how to swim, she would go to the beach more often.

Tom no podía soportar que Mary no supiera que había pasado.

Tom couldn't stand that Mary didn't know what had happened.

Es raro, es como si ella ya no supiera cómo funcionar.

It's strange, it's like she doesn't know how to function anymore.

— Die My Love (2025)

Ojalá supiera cantar tan bien como tú.

I wish I could sing as well as you.

Fingí como si no supiera lo que estaba pasando.

I pretended I didn't know what was going on.

Si usted supiera lo bien que la comprendo.

If you only knew how well I understand you.

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

Ojalá supiera nadar.

I wish I knew how to swim.

No quería que nadie supiera por qué fui allí.

I didn’t want anyone to know why I went there.

Es una pena que Tom no supiera.

It’s a shame that Tom didn’t know.

Si ella supiera que estoy aquí, vendría inmediatamente.

If she knew I was here, she would come immediately.

Solo creería en un dios que supiera bailar.

I would only believe in a god who knew how to dance.

Pero primero quería que supiera quién lo ha vencido.

But first I wanted him to know who had defeated him.

— Star Trek II: La ira de Khan (1982)

Quizás ella supiera la respuesta.

Perhaps she knew the answer.

Ojalá supiera hablar francés tan bien como Tom.

I wish I could speak French as well as Tom.