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poder
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poder
verbcan · to be able to
¿Puedes ayudarme con esto?
Can you help me with this?
More examples
I can't go today, sorry.
Al final pudimos encontrar la casa.
In the end we managed to find the house.
Phrases
- puede ser
- maybe, could be
- no puede ser
- no way, that can't be
Followed directly by an infinitive: puedo hablar, never puedo a hablar.
Related
participio: podidogerundio: pudiendo
Presente
Now and habits · I can
Pretérito
Finished past: yesterday, last year · I could
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual past · I used to can, I was being able
Futuro
Future · I will can
Blue = ending · highlighted = irregular, learn it · dotted = spelling change