No. 131 in Croatian
možete
"Možete" means "you can" or "you are able to" in English.
In a sentence
Možete li mi pomoći s ovim zadatkom?
Can you help me with this task?
In this sentence, 'možete' is used as a polite second-person plural form in the present tense to ask someone if they are able to help.
Ovdje možete ostaviti svoje kapute.
You can leave your coats here.
Here, 'možete' indicates permission, meaning that it is allowed for the listener to leave their coats in this place.
Možete li mi objasniti kako ovo raditi?
Can you explain to me how to do this?
In this example, 'možete' is utilized to politely request clarification or instruction, again in a second-person plural present tense for politeness.
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