No. 390 in Italian
possano
"Possano" is the third-person plural present subjunctive of "potere," meaning "they may" or "they might."
In a sentence
Spero che possano venire alla festa.
I hope they can come to the party.
Here, 'possano' is a verb in the present subjunctive mood used to express a possibility or wish after 'spero che' (I hope that).
È importante che possano partecipare alla riunione.
It's important that they can participate in the meeting.
'Possano' is in the subjunctive mood, indicating necessity or importance after 'è importante che' (it's important that).
Non sono sicuro che possano aiutarci.
I'm not sure if they can help us.
In this sentence, 'possano' underlines uncertainty and conditional capability after 'non sono sicuro che' (I'm not sure that).
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