/puˈte̯a/
OrigineInherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, from Latin posse.
- also, catenative, informal, transitiveto be able to; can, could, may
“Nu pot înțelege ce zici.” — I can’t understand what you're saying.
“Pot să stau aici?” — May I sit here?
“Poate să vină?” — Can he come?
- catenative, impersonal, reflexiveto be possible, to be conceivable, to be a possibility
“Se poate să fi greșit.” — It could be that they made a mistake.
“Se poate să mai primesc o foaie?” — Could I get another sheet?
“Pe vremea aceea nu se putea ieși din țară.” — In those days one couldn’t exit the country.
Formea putea 2nd conjugation(canonical) · poate(present, singular, third-person) · putut(participle, past) · poată(subjunctive, third-person) · a putea(infinitive) · putând(gerund) · pot(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · poți(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · poate(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · putem(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · puteți(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · pot(indicative, plural, present, third-person) · puteam(first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · puteai(imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · putea(imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · puteam(first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · puteați(imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · puteau(imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · putui(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · putuși(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular)