putea — to be able to
putea is the #23 most common word in Romanian, a verb. It means “to be able to” and is pronounced /puˈte̯a/.
#23frequency rank
0.51%of everyday Romanian text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of putea
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| poate | he/she · singular · present | he/she is able |
| putut | past participle | been able |
| poată | he/she · subjunctive | (that) he/she/they be able |
| putând | -ing form | being able |
| pot | I · singular · present | I am able |
| poți | you · singular · present | you are able |
| putem | we · plural · present | we are able |
| puteți | you (pl.) · plural · present | you (pl.) are able |
| pot | they · plural · present | they are able |
| puteam | I · singular · imperfect | I was able |
| puteai | you · singular · imperfect | you were able |
| putea | he/she · singular · imperfect | he/she was able |
| puteam | we · plural · imperfect | we were able |
| puteați | you (pl.) · plural · imperfect | you (pl.) were able |
| puteau | they · plural · imperfect | they were able |
| putui | I · singular · past | I was able |
| putuși | you · singular · past | you were able |
| putu | he/she · singular · past | he/she was able |
| puturăm | we · plural · past | we were able |
| puturăți | you (pl.) · plural · past | you (pl.) were able |
| putură | they · plural · past | they were able |
| putusem | I · singular · past perfect | I had been able |
| putuseși | you · singular · past perfect | you had been able |
| putuse | he/she · singular · past perfect | he/she had been able |
| putuserăm | we · plural · past perfect | we had been able |
| putuserăți | you (pl.) · plural · past perfect | you (pl.) had been able |
| putuseră | they · plural · past perfect | they had been able |
| poate | you · singular · command | be able! |
| puteți | you (pl.) · plural · command | be able! (to several) |