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Conjugation of putea in Romanian

puteato be able / canirregular

Prezentpresent

Actions happening now or habitually.

tu~~poti~~poțiOmitting the diacritic: the correct form is 'poți' (ț), not 'poti'. The diacritic changes pronunciation.
voi~~puteti~~putețiOmitting the diacritic: write 'puteți' (ț) rather than 'puteti'.

Past actions with a bearing on the present.

Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.

Actions completed before another past action.

Actions that will happen.

Actions that would happen under some condition.

eu~~as putea~~aș puteaMissing diacritic on 'aș'. Use 'aș putea' for the first-person conditional.

Wishes, doubts and hypothetical situations.

eu~~pot~~să potLearners sometimes omit the particle 'să'. Standard subjunctive requires 'să' + verb: 'să pot'.

Commands and requests.

The -ing form used for ongoing action.

The form used in compound tenses and the passive.

eu~~potut~~pututCommon misspelling by analogy with 'pot' (present). The past participle is 'putut' (root 'put-'), not 'potut'.

Is putea a regular verb?

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

What does putea mean?

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