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Is the preterite for saber also used for "found out"?

 

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Old November 08, 2010, 08:52 PM
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Is the preterite for saber also used for "found out"?

Creo que he oído que se use el pretérito del verbo saber para decir __ found out o __ realized. Es eso verdad?

(Also, did I use the subjunctive in the right spot up there with se use? I'm a little unsure.)
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se usa (no need for the subjunctive, unless you don't believe)

In the preterite tense, saber can mean 'found out', yes.
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Old November 08, 2010, 09:09 PM
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