No. 43 in Romanian

putea

"Putea" means "to be able to" or "can."

In a sentence

Îmi puteți da o sticlă de apă?
Can you give me a bottle of water?
The word 'puteți' is the conjugated form of 'putea' in second person plural present tense, used politely to request something.
Ar putea veni mai târziu.
He/She/It could come later.
Here, 'ar putea' uses 'putea' in the conditional present tense to indicate a possibility or a polite suggestion.
Nu am putut termina proiectul la timp.
I couldn't finish the project on time.
The verb 'putut' is the past participle of 'putea', used in the compound past tense here to express inability in the past.

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