potere

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈte.re/
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  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: po‧té‧re

Verb

potére (first-person singular present pòsso, first-person singular past historic potéi or (less common) potétti or (ditto, traditional) potètti, past participle potùto, first-person singular future potrò, no imperative, auxiliary avére or (as an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere) èssere)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) can, could; to be able to
  2. (transitive, intransitive) may, might; to be possible to

Usage notes

  • This verb is omitted when translating verbs relating to the senses:
    Lei lo può fare. (uses potere)She is able to do it.
    Sa nuotare. (uses sapere)She is able to swim.
    Lo vedo. (omitted)I can see it.

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

See also

Noun

potere m (plural poteri)

  1. power

Derived terms

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

pōtēre

  1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of pōtō

Verb

potēre

  1. (Vulgar Latin) present active infinitive of possō
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