putea

See also: puteá

Romanian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *potēre, from Latin possum, posse. The Latin infinitive potēre was formed analogically in post-classical Latin from the basis of potens, potentis, the present participle of possum (4th century, found in the Vetus Latina).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /puˈte̯a/

Verb

a putea (third-person singular present poate, past participle putut) 2nd conj.

  1. to 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/she come?
    Puteți să mă ajutați, vă rog?
    Can you help me, please? (informal plural; formal singular and plural)
    Poți să mă ajuți, te rog?
    Can you help me, please? (informal singular)

Conjugation
    conjugation of putea (second conjugation, past participle in -ut)
infinitive a putea
gerund putând
past participle putut
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present pot poți poate putem puteți pot
imperfect puteam puteai putea puteam puteați puteau
simple perfect putui putuși putu puturăm puturăți putură
pluperfect putusem putuseși putuse putuserăm putuserăți putuseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să pot să poți să poată să putem să puteți să poată
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative poate puteți
negative nu putea nu puteți

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

putea

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of putear.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of putear.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of putear.
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