Information about the word may (English → Esperanto: povi)

Synonyms: be able, can, be able to

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/meɪ̯/
Hyphenationmay
Shavian alphabet𐑥𐑱
Deseret alphabet𐑋𐐩

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) may(I) might
(thou) mayest, mayst(thou) mightst, mightest
(he) may(he) might
(we) may(we) might
(you) may(you) might
(they) may(they) might
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) may (I) might
(thou) may(thou) might
(he) may(he) might
(we) may(we) might
(you) may(you) might
(they) may(they) might
Participles
Present participlePast participle
being able tobeen able to

Usage samples

They might come as birds or animals or men.
No one may doubt the beauty of these words, but when considering the speaker, and especially her country’s record of human rights violations, we can only laugh.
How might I find him?
What might exist below the lake?
We may negotiate within the limits set by our instructions.
“Tell me where I may find Pandelume,” said Turjan, “else I find other uses for you.”

Translations

Afrikaanskan; mag
Catalanpoder
Danishkunne
Dutchkunnen
English (Old English)cunnan
Esperantopovi
Faeroesekunna; fáa
Finnishvoida
Frenchpouvoir
Germankönnen
Greekδύναμαι
Italianpotere
Kabylianzmer (ⵣⵎⴻⵔ)
Latinposse; potui
Low Germankünnen
Luxemburgishkënnen
Malayboleh
Norwegiankunne
Papiamentopor
Polishmóc
Portuguesepoder; ter a faculdade de
Romanianputea
Russianмочь
Saterland Frisianduure; konne
Scotscan
Spanishpoder
Sranankan; man
Swahili‐weza
Swedishgitta; må; mäkta; orka
Thaiได้; เป็น; ไหว; สามารถ
West Frisianmeie