pòdere

Sardinian

Etymology

With a change in conjugation, from Vulgar Latin potēre, present infinitive possō (“I am able”), from Latin possum (“I am able, can”), derived from potis (“able, capable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpodere/, [ˈpɔː.ð̞ɛ.ɾɛ̆]

Verb

pòdere (Logudorese, Nuorese, Limba Sarda Comuna)

1. (modal, intransitive) can, to be able to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of pòdere (Logudorese)

infinitive	simple	pòdere
	compound	+ past participle
gerund	simple	podende
	compound	+ past participle
past participle		pódidu
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	potto	podes	podet	podimus	podides	podent
	imperfect	podia	podias	podiat	podiamus	podiazis	podiant
	future	apo a pòdere	as a pòdere	at a pòdere	amus a pòdere	azis a pòdere	ant a pòdere
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of + past participle
	future perfect	future of + past participle
conditional		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
present		dia pòdere	dias pòdere	diat pòdere	diamus pòdere	diazis pòdere	diant pòdere
perfect		present conditional of + past participle
subjunctive		chi deo, chi eo	chi tue	chi issu/issa/isse	chi nois	chi bois	chi issos/issas
(simple tenses)	present	potta	pottas	pottat	podemus	podedas	pottant
	imperfect	podere	poderes	poderet	poderemus	poderezis	poderent
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of + past participle
imperative		deo, eo	tue	issu/issa/isse	nois	bois	issos/issas
		—	pode	pottat	podemus	podide	pottant