No. 89 in French
pourrait
"Could" (conditional form of "can").
In a sentence
Il pourrait venir demain si le temps s'améliore.
He could come tomorrow if the weather improves.
In this sentence, "pourrait" is used to express a possibility or potential action depending on a condition.
Elle pourrait être déjà partie avant que nous arrivions.
She might have already left before we arrived.
Here, "pourrait" indicates a speculation or likelihood regarding a past event.
Nous pourrions aller au cinéma ce soir, si cela te convient.
We could go to the cinema tonight if that works for you.
In this example, "pourrions" (first person plural of "pourrait") is used to suggest a polite or tentative proposal.
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