Supiera (en. Knew)

/supieɾa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Third person singular of the imperfect subjunctive of the verb saber.

If I knew the truth, I would tell you.

Si supiera la verdad, te lo diría.

Used in hypothetical and conditional contexts.

I wish I knew how to solve this problem.

Ojalá supiera cómo resolver este problema.

Expresses a possibility or supposition.

If I had known you were coming, I would have prepared something special.

Si supiera que vendrías, habría preparado algo especial.

From Latin 'sapere', meaning to have knowledge.

if I knew

Expresses a desire or a condition of having knowledge about something.

si supiera

I wish I knew

Desire for knowledge about something uncertain.

ojalá supiera

as if I knew

Indicates a supposition that does not need to be validated.

como si supiera

to know

Verb that means to have knowledge or information about something.

saber

to know (personally)

Verb that means to have experience or familiarity with something or someone.

conocer

to understand

Verb that denotes grasping the meaning or importance of something.

entender

To know beforehand

Don’t tell me you didn’t know, you already knew it.

No me digas que no lo sabías, ya lo supieras.

Informal knowledge or rumor

If I knew that the event was going to be amazing, I could buy the tickets already.

Supiera que el evento va a ser increíble, podría comprar las entradas ya.