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potere — can, could; to be able to; may, might; to be possible to

potere is the #22 most common word in Italian, a verb. It means “can, could; to be able to; may, might; to be possible to” and is pronounced /poˈte.re/.

#22frequency rank
0.15%of everyday Italian text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of potere

FormWhat it isMeaning
potéredictionary formto be
pòssoI · presentI am
potéiI · pastI was
potéttiI · pastI was
potèttiI · pastI was
potùtopast participlebeen
potròI · futureI will be
avéreauxiliary verb
èssereauxiliary verb
potéreinfinitiveto be
potèndo-ing formbeing
potènte-ing formbeing
puòiyou · presentyou are
puòhe/she · presenthe/she is
possiàmowe · presentwe are
potéteyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) are
pòssonothey · presentthey are
potévoI · imperfectI used to be
potéviyou · imperfectyou used to be
potévahe/she · imperfecthe/she used to be
potevàmowe · imperfectwe used to be
potevàteyou (pl.) · imperfectyou (pl.) used to be
potévanothey · imperfectthey used to be
potéstiyou · pastyou were
potéhe/she · pasthe/she was
potéttehe/she · pasthe/she was
potèttehe/she · pasthe/she was
potémmowe · pastwe were
potésteyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) were
potéronothey · pastthey were
potétterothey · pastthey were
potètterothey · pastthey were
potràiyou · futureyou will be
potràhe/she · futurehe/she will be
potrémowe · futurewe will be
potréteyou (pl.) · futureyou (pl.) will be
potrànnothey · futurethey will be
potrèiI · conditionalI would be
potréstiyou · conditionalyou would be
potrèbbehe/she · conditionalhe/she would be
potrébbehe/she · conditionalhe/she would be
potrémmowe · conditionalwe would be
potrésteyou (pl.) · conditionalyou (pl.) would be
potrèbberothey · conditionalthey would be
potrébberothey · conditionalthey would be
pòssaI · subjunctive present(that) I be
pòssayou · subjunctive present(that) you be
pòssahe/she · subjunctive present(that) he/she be

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