Informo pri la vorto may (angla → esperanto: povi)

Sinonimoj: be able, can, be able to

Vortspecoverbo
Prononco/meɪ̯/
Dividomay
Ŝava alfabeto𐑥𐑱
Desereta alfabeto𐑋𐐩

Konjugacio

Indikativo
PrezencoPreterito
(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
Subjunktivo
PrezencoPreterito
(I) may (I) might
(thou) may(thou) might
(he) may(he) might
(we) may(we) might
(you) may(you) might
(they) may(they) might
Participoj
Prezenca participoPreterita participo
being able tobeen able to

Uzekzemploj

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.”

Tradukoj

afrikansokan; mag
angla (malnovangla)cunnan
danakunne
esperantopovi
feroakunna; fáa
finnavoida
francapouvoir
germanakönnen
grekaδύναμαι
italapotere
kabiliazmer (ⵣⵎⴻⵔ)
katalunapoder
latinoposse; potui
luksemburgiakënnen
malajaboleh
nederlandakunnen
norvegakunne
okcidenta frizonameie
papiamentopor
platgermanakünnen
polamóc
portugalapoder; ter a faculdade de
rumanaputea
rusaмочь
saterlanda frizonaduure; konne
skotacan
surinamakan; man
svahilo‐weza
svedagitta; må; mäkta; orka
tajaได้; เป็น; ไหว; สามารถ
hispanapoder