potere

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /poˈte.re/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ere
  • Hyphenation: po‧té‧re

Verb[edit]

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)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) can, could; to be able to
    Lei lo può fare.She can do it.
  2. (transitive, intransitive) may, might; to be possible to

Usage notes[edit]

  • This verb is not used with verbs relating to the senses: Lo vedo. (I (can) see it.) Non lo sento. (I can't / don't feel it.) However, riuscire can be used in such contexts if one wants to stress the effort made: Non riesco a vederlo. (I can't see it (much as I try).)

Conjugation[edit]

Including lesser-used forms:

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Noun[edit]

potere m (plural poteri)

  1. power

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Latin[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Verb[edit]

pōtēre

  1. second-person singular present passive subjunctive of pōtō

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

potēre (Late Latin, nonstandard)

  1. present active infinitive of possō

Neapolitan[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, from Latin posse.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

potere

  1. to be able to

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