The Conditional Mood of saber is used to express what you would know or find out under certain circumstances, for example: Sabría la respuesta si estudiara más. (I would know the answer if I studied more.)

Saber is a regular verb in the Conditional Mood, meaning its conjugations follow the typical pattern for this tense by adding the corresponding endings to the infinitive stem.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Saber (to know) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of saber is used to express what would happen under certain conditions or hypothetical situations.

Expressing possibility or probability: For example, Sabría la respuesta si estudiara más. (I would know the answer if I studied more.)

Making polite requests: For example, ¿Sabría decirme dónde está la estación de tren? (Could you tell me where the train station is?)

Expressing doubt or uncertainty: For example, No sabría decirte cuánto cuesta. (I wouldn’t be able to tell you how much it costs.)

Expressing hypothetical situations: For example, Si supiera la verdad, te la diría. (If I knew the truth, I would tell you.)

Expressing surprise or disbelief: For example, ¡No sabría qué hacer sin ti! (I wouldn’t know what to do without you!)

Colloquial usage (rude): For example, ¡Ni que supiera tanto! (As if you knew so much! – used sarcastically to dismiss someone’s claim of knowledge.)

Examples

Examples of Saber in the Conditional Mood

Ella sabría disminuir el estrés con técnicas de relajación. (She could reduce stress with relaxation techniques.)

En la oficina, sabríamos disminuir los costos si recicláramos más. (At the office, we could reduce costs if we recycled more.)

¿Sabrías disminuir tu uso de redes sociales? Te ayudaría a concentrarte mejor. (Could you reduce your social media usage? It would help you focus better.)

Los expertos dicen que sabrían disminuir la contaminación si todos usáramos transporte público. (Experts say they could reduce pollution if we all used public transportation.)

Para bajar de peso, sabría disminuir las porciones en mis comidas. (To lose weight, I could reduce my portion sizes at meals.)

Si sabríamos disminuir nuestro consumo de energía, pagaríamos menos en las facturas. (If we could reduce our energy consumption, we would pay less on the bills.)

Los padres sabrían disminuir el estrés familiar con más tiempo de calidad juntos. (Parents could reduce family stress by spending more quality time together.)

¿Sabríais disminuir el ruido en la biblioteca? Molesta a los que estudian. (Could you reduce the noise in the library? It bothers those studying.)

Si sabríamos disminuir nuestro consumo de carne, sería más sostenible. (If we could reduce our meat consumption, it would be more sustainable.)

En el gimnasio, sabrías disminuir tu grasa corporal con ejercicio cardiovascular. (At the gym, you could reduce your body fat with cardiovascular exercise.)

Los científicos sabrían disminuir los efectos del cambio climático con nuevas tecnologías. (Scientists could reduce the effects of climate change with new technologies.)

Para mejorar su salud, sabríamos disminuir el consumo de azúcar y grasas saturadas. (To improve our health, we could reduce our consumption of sugar and saturated fats.)

Si sabríais disminuir el uso de plásticos desechables, ayudaría al planeta. (If you could reduce the use of disposable plastics, it would help the planet.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Saber (to know) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.