poder
Aragonese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Verb
poder
- to be able to, can
Asturian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Noun
poder m (plural poderes)
Verb
poder
- to be able to, can
Conjugation
Impersonal forms | |||||||
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Infinitive | poder | ||||||
Gerund | pudiendo | ||||||
Past participle | podíu | ||||||
Personal forms | |||||||
yo | tu | él~elli/-a/-o | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | ellos/-es | ||
Indicative | Present | puedo pueo |
puedes pues |
pue | podemos | podéis | pueden puen |
Imperfect preterite | podía | podíes | podía | podíemos~podíamos | podíais~podíeis | podíen | |
Perfect preterite | pudi | pudisti pudiesti |
pudo | pudimos pudiemos |
pudistis pudiestis |
pudieron | |
Pluperfect preterite | pudiera~pudiere | pudieras~pudieres | pudiera~pudiere | pudiéramos~pudiéremos | pudierais~pudiereis | pudieran~pudieren | |
yo | tu | él~elli/-a/-o | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | ellos/-es | ||
Subjunctive | Present | pueda puea |
puedas pueas |
pueda puea |
podamos | podáis | puedan puean |
Imperfect preterite | pudiera~pudiere | pudieras~pudieres | pudiera~pudiere | pudiéramos~pudiéremos | pudierais~pudiereis | pudieran~pudieren | |
yo | tu | él~elli/-a/-o | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | ellos/-es | ||
Potential | Future | podré | podrás | podrá | podremos | podréis | podrán |
Conditional | podría | podríes | podría | podríamos~podríemos | podríais~podríeis | podríen | |
- | tu | vusté | nosotros/-es~nós | vosotros/-es~vós | vustedes | ||
Imperative | pue | vamos poder | podéi |
Bikol Central
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
podér (Basahan spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜍ᜔)
See also
Catalan
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Catalan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Pronunciation
Verb
poder (first-person singular present puc, first-person singular preterite poguí, past participle pogut); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
Conjugation
infinitive | poder | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | podent | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | pogut | poguda | |||||
plural | poguts | pogudes | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | puc | pots | pot | podem | podeu | poden | |
imperfect | podia | podies | podia | podíem | podíeu | podien | |
future | podré | podràs | podrà | podrem | podreu | podran | |
preterite | poguí | pogueres | pogué | poguérem | poguéreu | pogueren | |
conditional | podria | podries | podria | podríem | podríeu | podrien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | pugui | puguis | pugui | puguem | pugueu | puguin | |
imperfect | pogués | poguessis | pogués | poguéssim | poguéssiu | poguessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | pugues | pugui | puguem | pugueu | puguin | |
negative (no) | — | no puguis | no pugui | no puguem | no pugueu | no puguin |
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
Nominalization of Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [puˈðɛr]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [poˈðə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [poˈðeɾ]
Audio: (file)
Noun
poder m (plural poders)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Per GDLC, a popular alteration of potser.
Pronunciation
Adverb
poder
- (colloquial) maybe
- Synonym: potser
References
- “poder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “poder”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “poder” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “poder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Pronunciation
Verb
poder (first-person singular present podo, first-person singular preterite puiden, past participle podido)
poder (first-person singular present podo or posso, first-person singular preterite pudem or pude, past participle podido, reintegrationist norm)
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (ti) |
Third-person (el / ela / Vde.) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | poder | |||||
Personal | poder | poderes | poder | podermos | poderdes | poderen |
Gerund | ||||||
podendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | podido | podidos | ||||
Feminine | podida | podidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | podo | podes | pode | podemos | podedes | poden |
Imperfect | podía | podías | podía | podiamos | podiades | podían |
Preterite | puiden | puideches | puido | puidemos | puidestes | puideron |
Pluperfect | puidera | puideras | puidera | puideramos | puiderades | puideran |
Future | poderei | poderás | poderá | poderemos | poderedes | poderán |
Conditional | podería | poderías | podería | poderiamos | poderiades | poderían |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | poida | poidas | poida | poidamos | poidades | poidan |
Imperfect | puidese | puideses | puidese | puidésemos | puidésedes | puidesen |
Future | puider | puideres | puider | puidermos | puiderdes | puideren |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | pode | poida | poidamos | podede | poidan | |
Negative (non) | non poidas | non poida | non poidamos | non poidades | non poidan |
1Less recommended.
Further reading
- “poder”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
Noun
poder m (plural poderes)
Derived terms
- poderoso (“powerful; mighty”)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “poder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “poder”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “poder”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “poder”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Occitan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Pronunciation
Verb
poder
- to be able to, can
Conjugation
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | poder | aver pogut | |||||
gerund | podent | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
past participle | pogut | — | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
present | pòdi | pòdes | pòt | podèm | podètz | pòdon | |
imperfect | podiái | podiás | podiá | podiam | podiatz | podián | |
preterite | poguèri | poguères | poguèt | poguèrem | poguèretz | poguèron | |
future | poirai | poiràs | poirà | poirem | poiretz | poiràn | |
conditional | poiriái | poiriás | poiriá | poiriam | poiriatz | poirián | |
conditional 2nd form1 | poguèra | poguèras | poguèra | pogueram | pogueratz | poguèran | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
present | pòsca | pòscas | pòsca | poscam | poscatz | pòscan | |
imperfect | poguèsse | poguèsses | poguèsse | poguèssem | poguèssetz | poguèsson | |
compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
pòsca | poscam | poscatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Noun
poder m (plural poders)
Old Occitan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Noun
poder m (oblique plural poders, nominative singular poders, nominative plural poder)
- power (ability; capability)
Verb
poder
Descendants
- Occitan: poder
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “posse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 233
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Pronunciation
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈde(h)/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈde(ɹ)/
- Hyphenation: po‧der
Verb
poder (first-person singular present posso, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)
- (auxiliary) to be able to; can (to have the ability to) [with infinitive]
- Synonym: conseguir
- Eu posso arrumar isso.
- I can fix this.
- (auxiliary) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to) [with infinitive]
- Não podem ficar no pátio.
- You can’t stay in the patio.
- (auxiliary) can; could (indicates possibility) [with infinitive]
- O montanhista podia cair a qualquer momento.
- The climber could fall at any moment.
- (auxiliary) may; might (indicates possibility but uncertainty) [with infinitive]
- Pode ser que eu vá.
- I might go.
- (intransitive) to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand) [with com ‘someone’]
- Ninguém pode comigo!
- No one can take me on!
- (informal, intransitive) to be allowed
- Comer aqui pode.
- Eating here is allowed.
- (informal, intransitive) to be available for a meeting or appointment
- Eu posso terça.
- I'm available on Tuesday.
Conjugation
Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First-person (eu) |
Second-person (tu) |
Third-person (ele / ela / você) |
First-person (nós) |
Second-person (vós) |
Third-person (eles / elas / vocês) | |
Infinitive | ||||||
Impersonal | poder | |||||
Personal | poder | poderes | poder | podermos | poderdes | poderem |
Gerund | ||||||
podendo | ||||||
Past participle | ||||||
Masculine | podido | podidos | ||||
Feminine | podida | podidas | ||||
Indicative | ||||||
Present | posso | podes | pode | podemos | podeis | podem |
Imperfect | podia | podias | podia | podíamos | podíeis | podiam |
Preterite | pude | pudeste | pôde | pudemos | pudestes | puderam |
Pluperfect | pudera | puderas | pudera | pudéramos | pudéreis | puderam |
Future | poderei | poderás | poderá | poderemos | podereis | poderão |
Conditional | poderia | poderias | poderia | poderíamos | poderíeis | poderiam |
Subjunctive | ||||||
Present | possa | possas | possa | possamos | possais | possam |
Imperfect | pudesse | pudesses | pudesse | pudéssemos | pudésseis | pudessem |
Future | puder | puderes | puder | pudermos | puderdes | puderem |
Imperative | ||||||
Affirmative | pode | possa | possamos | podei | possam | |
Negative (não) | não possas | não possa | não possamos | não possais | não possam |
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.
Etymology 2
Nominalization of Etymology 1.
Pronunciation
- (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈdeh/
- (Rural Central Brazil) IPA(key): /puˈdeɹ/
- Hyphenation: po‧der
Noun
poder m (plural poderes)
- power (the ability to coerce, influence or control)
- O rei do Reino Unido tem pouco poder.
- The king of the United Kingdom has little power.
- (chiefly geopolitics) power (a powerful organization, especially a country)
- Synonym: potência
- Os poderes mundiais se reuniram.
- The world powers got together.
- possession; Only used in em poder de
- Synonym: posse
- (politics) power (branch of the government)
- Quem lida com isso é o poder judiciário.
- The branch that deals with this is the judiciary.
- power (extraordinary quality)
- Synonym: virtude
- Essa vacina tem o poder da cura.
- This vaccine has the power of cure.
- (science fiction) power; superpower (supernatural ability)
- Synonym: superpoder
- Meu poder favorito é o teletransporte.
- My favorite power is teleportation.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.
Pronunciation
Verb
poder (first-person singular present puedo, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)
- to be able, can
- ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana?
- Could you come with me tomorrow?
- No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso.
- You can't go out since you're not allowed.
- No puedo hablar francés.
- I can't speak French.
- Podría ayudar si me dejaran.
- I could help you if you would let me.
- (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with someone's personality
- ¿Te podés el número de tu prima?
- Do you know your cousin's phone number?
- Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores.
- As a coach, I must know my players really well.
Usage notes
- This verb is replaced with saber or ser capaz de for use with skills (as in to know how to do something) and omitted when relating to verbs of sense.
- Puedes hacerlo. ― You can do it.
- Ella es capaz de nadar. / Ella sabe nadar. ― She can swim.
- Lo veo. ― I [can] see it.
In the preterite, poder means "to succeed in doing".
- Pude hablar con el profesor después de la clase.
- I managed to speak with the professor after class.
- Podíamos hablar con el profesor cuando quisiéramos.
- We could talk to the professor whenever we wanted.
Conjugation
infinitive | poder | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | pudiendo | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | podido | podida | |||||
plural | podidos | podidas | |||||
singular | plural | ||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | puedo | puedestú podésvos |
puede | podemos | podéis | pueden | |
imperfect | podía | podías | podía | podíamos | podíais | podían | |
preterite | pude | pudiste | pudo | pudimos | pudisteis | pudieron | |
future | podré | podrás | podrá | podremos | podréis | podrán | |
conditional | podría | podrías | podría | podríamos | podríais | podrían | |
subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
present | pueda | puedastú podásvos2 |
pueda | podamos | podáis | puedan | |
imperfect (ra) |
pudiera | pudieras | pudiera | pudiéramos | pudierais | pudieran | |
imperfect (se) |
pudiese | pudieses | pudiese | pudiésemos | pudieseis | pudiesen | |
future1 | pudiere | pudieres | pudiere | pudiéremos | pudiereis | pudieren | |
imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
affirmative | puedetú podévos |
pueda | podamos | poded | puedan | ||
negative | no puedas | no pueda | no podamos | no podáis | no puedan |
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
Related terms
Noun
poder m (plural poderes)
- power, reign
- authorization
- proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “poder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /poˈdeɾ/ [poˈd̪ɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: po‧der
Noun
podér (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜇ᜔)
- power
- Synonyms: kapangyarihan, puwersa
- authority
- Synonym: awtoridad
Further reading
- “poder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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