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Conjugation of a putea in Romanian

a puteato be able (can)irregular View word in context

Prezentpresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

ei/ele~~poate~~potUse the plural form 'pot' for 'they' (ei), not the singular 'poate'.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

noi~~noi a putut~~am pututThe auxiliary must agree with the person: 'noi am putut', not 'a putut'.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

eu~~putam~~puteamThe imperfect uses the stem 'pute-' → 'puteam', not 'put-'.

Actions completed before another past action.

Actions that will happen.

eu~~eu pot~~voi puteaDon't use the present for future meaning. Use the future construction 'voi putea'.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

eu~~eu voi putea~~aș puteaDon't confuse future with conditional. Conditional is 'aș putea', future is 'voi putea'.

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

eu~~eu pot~~să potSubjunctive requires the particle 'să' (e.g. 'să pot'), not the indicative 'pot'.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

Is a putea a regular verb?

No — a putea is an irregular Romanian verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.

What does a putea mean?

a putea is a Romanian verb meaning "to be able (can)".