Spanish grammar
Fixed subjunctive phrases: que yo sepa, que yo recuerde, que se sepa, que digamos
Hedge what you say: as far as I know, as far as I remember, not exactly.
From the scene Que yo sepa (As far as I know)
In short
These set phrases always use the subjunctive: que yo sepa, que yo recuerde, que se sepa. … que digamos means not exactly.
Your turn
Which one goes with as far as I remember…?
Options: que yo sepa, no · que se sepa, nadie más… · que yo recuerde…
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as far as I remember… → que yo recuerde…
How it works
These set phrases always use the subjunctive and soften a statement.
Good to know
Que yo sepa (as far as I know), que yo recuerde (as far as I remember), que se sepa (as far as anyone knows).
Good to know
After a negative, que digamos means "not exactly": no es muy discreto que digamos.
as far as I know, no que yo sepa, no
Elena
Que yo sepa, no. Y yo lo sé todo.
Not as far as I know. And I know everything.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). Y yo lo sé todo.
Options: Que yo sepa, no · Que yo recuerde · Que se sepa, nadie más
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Elena
Que yo sepa, no. Y yo lo sé todo.
Not as far as I know. And I know everything.
as far as I remember… que yo recuerde…
Elena
Lo conozco de antes. Que yo recuerde, Rosario lo llevaba en la oficina.
I know it from before. As far as I remember, Rosario wore it at the office.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Lo conozco de antes. (blank), Rosario lo llevaba en la oficina.
Options: Que yo recuerde · Que yo sepa · Que se sepa
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Elena
Lo conozco de antes. Que yo recuerde, Rosario lo llevaba en la oficina.
I know it from before. As far as I remember, Rosario wore it at the office.
as far as anyone knows, nobody else… que se sepa, nadie más…
Elena
Y que se sepa, nadie más conoce la historia. Solo ella y yo.
And as far as anyone knows, nobody else knows the story. Only she and I.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Y (blank) conoce la historia. Solo ella y yo.
Options: que yo recuerde · que se sepa, nadie más · que yo sepa, no
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Elena
Y que se sepa, nadie más conoce la historia. Solo ella y yo.
And as far as anyone knows, nobody else knows the story. Only she and I.
he isn't very discreet, to put it mildly no es muy discreto que digamos
Nuria
Pues no es muy discreto que digamos. No sale del almacén.
Well, he's not exactly discreet. He never leaves the storehouse.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Pues (blank). No sale del almacén.
Options: no es muy discreto que digamos · que yo sepa, no · que yo recuerde
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Nuria
Pues no es muy discreto que digamos. No sale del almacén.
Well, he's not exactly discreet. He never leaves the storehouse.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
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| as far as I know, no | que yo sepa, no |
|---|---|
| as far as I remember… | que yo recuerde… |
| as far as anyone knows, nobody else… | que se sepa, nadie más… |
| he isn't very discreet, to put it mildly | no es muy discreto que digamos |
More lines from the story
- ElenaEl mismo. Lo llevaba puesto el día que se fue.The very same. She was wearing it the day she left.
- ElenaHijo, que yo sepa, eres el peor mentiroso de toda Colombia.Dear, as far as I know, you are the worst liar in all Colombia.