sabe

Sabe is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb saber, meaning to know or to taste. It is used to indicate knowledge of information, facts, or skills, as in "Él sabe la respuesta" (He knows the answer) or "Sabes mucho sobre historia" (You know a lot about history).

In addition to knowledge, sabe is used in sensory expressions with the verb phrase saber a, meaning "to taste like." Examples include "La sopa sabe a sal" (The soup tastes salty) and "Esto sabe a manzana" (This tastes like apple).

Saber as a verb is irregular in its first-person singular present tense form, "sé," but in the third-person singular present form, the stem remains "sab-" and takes the standard -e ending, giving "sabe." The infinitive is saber, and related forms include "sé" (I know) and "sabemos" (we know). The word derives from Latin sapere, meaning to be wise or to know.

In usage, sabe appears in everyday Spanish across dialects, including Spain and Latin America. It is used in formal and informal contexts and can be combined with interrogatives to form questions, as in "¿Qué sabe él?" or with conjunctions in statements.