potere
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Vulgar Latin *potēre, from Latin posse, with the infinitive remodeled according to Classical conjugations such as potēs (“you can”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
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)
- (transitive, intransitive) can, could; to be able to
- (transitive, intransitive) may, might; to be possible to
Usage notesEdit
This verb is omitted when translating verbs relating to the senses:
- Lo vedo. (omitted) ― I can see it.
ConjugationEdit
Conjugation of potére (-ere; irregular; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
infinitive | potére | |||||
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auxiliary verb | avére, èssere1 | gerund | potèndo | |||
present participle | potènte | past participle | potùto | |||
person | singular | plural | ||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | |
indicative | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | pòsso | puòi | può2 | possiàmo | potéte | pòssono |
imperfect | potévo | potévi | potéva | potevàmo | potevàte | potévano |
past historic | potéi, potétti3, potètti3,4 | potésti | poté, potétte3, potètte3,4 | potémmo | potéste | potérono, potéttero3, potèttero3,4 |
future | potrò | potrài | potrà | potrémo | potréte | potrànno |
conditional | io | tu | lui/lei, esso/essa | noi | voi | loro, essi/esse |
present | potrèi | potrésti | potrèbbe, potrébbe | potrémmo | potréste | potrèbbero, potrébbero |
subjunctive | che io | che tu | che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa | che noi | che voi | che loro, che essi/che esse |
present | pòssa | pòssa | pòssa | possiàmo | possiàte | pòssano |
imperfect | potéssi | potéssi | potésse | potéssimo | potéste | potéssero |
imperative | — | tu | Lei | noi | voi | Loro |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
negative imperative | — | — | — | — | — |
1As an auxiliary, with main verbs taking essere.
2With syntactic gemination after the verb.
3Less common.
4Traditional.
See alsoEdit
NounEdit
potere m (plural poteri)
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LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
pōtēre