може
Bulgarian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
мо́же • (móže)
- third-person singular present indicative of мо́га (móga)
Predicative edit
мо́же • (móže)
Macedonian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moťi. Compare Bulgarian мога (moga), Serbo-Croatian моћи, Russian мочь (močʹ), Polish móc.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
може • (može) third-singular present, impf (perfective смогне)
- (transitive) to be able
- (intransitive, colloquial) to be allowed or enabled, may
Usage notes edit
- This verb is used to denote capability unrelated to knowledge or skill. To express the notion of being able to in the sense of knowing how to, "знае" is used. Hence, "можам да пливам" doesn't mean that the speaker has acquired the skill of swimming but something such as not being too tired or injured to swim (for example).
- This verb generally isn't used with verbs related to the sense. Hence, "I can see" is often simply "гледам" rather than "можам да гледам" (the latter is also acceptable, but may imply something else, such as that seeing is a possible option rather than that one has good vision or a good line of sight).
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of може (imperfective, present in -е)
| l-participles | imperfect | aorist | non-finite forms | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | можел | — | adjectival participle | — | ||
| feminine | можела | — | adverbial participle | можејќи | ||
| neuter | можело | — | verbal noun | можење | ||
| plural | можеле | — | perfect participle | можено | ||
| present | imperfect | aorist | imperative | |||
| 1st singular | можам | можев | — | — | ||
| 2nd singular | можеш | можеше | — | можи | ||
| 3rd singular | може | можеше | — | — | ||
| 1st plural | можеме | можевме | — | — | ||
| 2nd plural | можете | можевте | — | можете | ||
| 3rd plural | можат | можеа | — | — | ||
| Compound tenses | ||||||
| perfect | сум можел | present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-perfect | имам можено | present of има + perfect participle | ||||
| pluperfect | бев можел | imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-pluperfect | имав можено | imperfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| има-perfect reported | сум имал можено | perfect of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future | ќе можам | ќе + present | ||||
| има-future | ќе имам можено | future of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future in the past | ќе можев | ќе + imperfect | ||||
| има-future in the past | ќе имав можено | future in the past of има + perfect participle | ||||
| future reported | ќе сум можел | ќе + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-future reported | ќе сум имал можено | future reported of има + perfect participle | ||||
| conditional | би можел | би + imperfect l-participle | ||||
| има-conditional | би имал можено | conditional of има + perfect participle | ||||
Ukrainian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
мо́же • (móže)
- third-person singular present indicative imperfective of могти́ (mohtý)