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

Synonyms: may, be able, be able to

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/kæn/
Hyphenationcan
Shavian alphabet𐑒𐑨𐑯
Deseret alphabet𐐿𐐰𐐺

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) can(I) could
(thou) canst(thou) couldst
(he) can(he) could
(we) can(we) could
(you) can(you) could
(they) can(they) could
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) can (I) could
(thou) can(thou) could
(he) can(he) could
(we) can(we) could
(you) can(you) could
(they) can(they) could
Participles
Present participlePast participle
being able tobeen able to

Usage samples

We could go to Baerlon, I suppose, or even Caemlyn.
Putin must realize that he cannot win.
She said she couldn’t help him.
We could not find it.
As to that I can’t say.
I can do nothing with her.

Translations

Afrikaanskan; mag
Catalanpoder
Danishkunne
Dutchkunnen
English (Old English)cunnan
Esperantopovi
Faeroesekunna
Finnishvoida
Frenchpouvoir
Germankönnen
Greekδύναμαι
Italianpotere
Kabylianzmer (ⵣⵎⴻⵔ)
Latinposse; potui
Low Germankünnen; köänen; kinnen
Luxemburgishkënnen
Malayboleh
Norwegiankunne
Papiamentopor
Polishmóc
Portuguesepoder
Romanianputea
Russianмочь
Saterland Frisiankonne
Scotscan
Spanishpoder
Sranankan
Swahili‐weza
Swedishgitta; må; mäkta; orka
Thaiได้; เป็น
West Frisiankinne