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putea

/puˈte̯a/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, from Latin posse.

verb a putea 2nd conjugation · poate · putut · poată · a putea · putând

also, catenative, informal, transitive to be able to; can, could, may Nu pot înțelege ce zici.
catenative, impersonal, reflexive to be possible, to be conceivable, to be a possibility Se poate să fi greșit.

In English

may have permission to
can to be able to; to know how to
might indicator of conditional or possible actions
be able to have ability to

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"putea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/putea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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putea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/putea

Chicago

"putea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/putea.

BibTeX

@misc{putea_2026,
  title = {putea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/putea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}