sabes

Sabes is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Spanish verb saber, meaning "you know" or "you know how to." It is used to address someone informally with the pronoun tú. In standard Spanish, saber has forms such as sé, sabes, sabe, sabemos, sabéis, saben, with sabes belonging to the tú form.

Sabes appears in both questions and statements, for example: "¿Sabes la respuesta?" or "Sabes tocar la guitarra." It denotes knowledge of facts or the ability to do something.

In regions that use voseo, notably Argentina and Uruguay, the corresponding form is sabés (vos sabés), as in "¿Sabés dónde está la estación?" This variant carries its own pronunciation and stress pattern and is common in informal speech in those areas.

Etymology and relatives: sab es comes from Latin sapere, meaning "to know." Its cognates include French savoir and Italian sapere. The verb saber can take an infinitive to express knowledge of how to do something, as in "saber nadar" (to know how to swim).

Notes: Sabes is distinct from conocer, which expresses familiarity with people, places, or things. It also contrasts with sé (I know) and sabe (he/she/you formal know) in terms of subject and form. The word is a common building block in everyday Spanish communication and appears across dialects, with regional variations such as sabés in the voseo tradition.