Conjugation of poder in Catalan
poderto be able to / canirregular
Present
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | puc | |
| tu | pots | |
| ell/ella/vostè | pot | |
| nosaltres | podem | |
| vosaltres | podeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | poden |
Common mistakes in the Present
- jo
podopucInfluence from Spanish/regular patterns — Catalan uses the irregular form 'puc' for 'I can'. - tu
podespotsLearners often transfer Spanish 'puedes' — correct Catalan is 'pots'.
Passat simplesimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | poguí | |
| tu | pogueres | |
| ell/ella/vostè | pogué | |
| nosaltres | poguérem | |
| vosaltres | poguéreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | pogueren |
Common mistakes in the Passat simple
- jo
pudepoguíDo not use the Spanish preterite. Catalan literary simple past is 'poguí'.
Imperfetimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | podia | |
| tu | podies | |
| ell/ella/vostè | podia | |
| nosaltres | podíem | |
| vosaltres | podíeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | podien |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | podré | |
| tu | podràs | |
| ell/ella/vostè | podrà | |
| nosaltres | podrem | |
| vosaltres | podreu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | podran |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | podria | |
| tu | podries | |
| ell/ella/vostè | podria | |
| nosaltres | podríem | |
| vosaltres | podríeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | podrien |
Subjuntiu presentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | pugui | |
| tu | puguis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | pugui | |
| nosaltres | puguem | |
| vosaltres | pugueu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | puguin |
Subjuntiu imperfetimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | pogués | |
| tu | poguessis | |
| ell/ella/vostè | pogués | |
| nosaltres | poguéssim | |
| vosaltres | poguéssiu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | poguessin |
Imperatiuimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | pot | |
| ell/ella/vostè | pugui | |
| nosaltres | puguem | |
| vosaltres | podeu | |
| ells/elles/vostès | puguin |
Gerundi
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | podent | |
| tu | podent | |
| ell/ella/vostè | podent | |
| nosaltres | podent | |
| vosaltres | podent | |
| ells/elles/vostès | podent |
Participi passatpast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| jo | pogut | |
| tu | pogut | |
| ell/ella/vostè | pogut | |
| nosaltres | pogut | |
| vosaltres | pogut | |
| ells/elles/vostès | pogut |
Common mistakes in the Participi passat
- jo
podidopogutAvoid Spanish participle 'podido' or irregular guesses; the Catalan past participle is 'pogut'.
poder — frequently asked questions
Is poder a regular verb?
No — poder is an irregular Catalan verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does poder mean?
poder is a Catalan verb meaning "to be able to / can".