Also means
to have room for
Usage Note
Caber means to fit inside a space (no cabe en la maleta, 'it doesn't fit in the suitcase'). It is highly irregular: first-person present is quepo, and the preterite stem is cup- (cupo, cupiste). The phrase no cabe duda ('there is no doubt') is a fixed expression worth learning early.
Examples
"No caben más libros en la estantería."
Natural Translation
No more books fit on the shelf.
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