poder

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Verb

poder

1. to be able to, can

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Noun

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power

Verb

poder

1. to be able to, can

Conjugation

• Reference http://www.academiadelallingua.com/diccionariu/normes.pdf

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poder.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: po‧der
• IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/,

Noun

podér

1. power, might, force

   Synonyms: puwersa, kapangyarihan

2. right, authority

   Synonym: awtoridad

See also

Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

• Audio

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Verb

poder (first-person singular present puc, first-person singular preterite poguí, past participle pogut); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. to be able; can
2. to be allowed, to be permitted; may

Conjugation

Derived terms

• potser

Related terms

• potent

Etymology 2

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

poder m (plural poders)

1. power
2. ability

Derived terms

• apoderar
• poderós

Etymology 3

Per GDLC, a popular alteration of potser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central)
• IPA^(key): (Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Adverb

poder

1. (colloquial) maybe

   Synonym: potser

References

• “poder” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “poder”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “poder” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “poder” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

poder (first-person singular present podo, first-person singular preterite puiden, past participle podido)
poder (first-person singular present podo or posso, first-person singular preterite pudem or pude, past participle podido, reintegrationist norm)

1. can (to be able)

Conjugation

Further reading

• “poder” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Noun

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power
2. might
3. possession

Derived terms

• poderoso (“powerful; mighty”)

References

• “poder” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “poder” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “poder” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “poder” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Alternative forms

• podeir (Auvergnat)
• pogússer (Auvergnat)
• pogueir (Auvergnat)
• puescher (Vivaro-Alpine) (Limousin)

Etymology

From Old Occitan poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈðe/ (Lengadocian)
• IPA^(key): /puˈðej/ (Limousin)

• Audio (Béarn)

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Verb

poder

1. to be able to, can

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		poder			aver pogut
gerund		podent			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		pogut			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	pòdi	pòdes	pòt	podèm	podètz	pòdon
	imperfect	podiái	podiás	podiá	podiam	podiatz	podián
	preterite	poguèri	poguères	poguèt	poguèrem	poguèretz	poguèron
	future	poirai	poiràs	poirà	poirem	poiretz	poiràn
	conditional	poiriái	poiriás	poiriá	poiriam	poiriatz	poirián
	conditional 2nd form1	poguèra	poguèras	poguèra	pogueram	pogueratz	poguèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	pòsca	pòscas	pòsca	poscam	poscatz	pòscan
	imperfect	poguèsse	poguèsses	poguèsse	poguèssem	poguèssetz	poguèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			pòsca		poscam	poscatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Noun

poder m (plural poders)

1. power

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• poer

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Noun

poder m (oblique plural poders, nominative singular poders, nominative plural poder)

1. power (ability; capability)

Verb

poder

1. can; be able to

Descendants

• Occitan: poder

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “posse”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 233

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese poder, from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈde(h)/
  • (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /pɔˈde(h)/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈde(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: po‧der

Verb

poder (first-person singular present posso, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)

2. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) to be able to; can (to have the ability to)

   Synonym: conseguir

   Eu posso arrumar isso.

   I can fix this.

4. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to)

   Não podem ficar no pátio.

   You can’t stay in the patio.

6. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) can; could (indicates possibility)

   O montanhista podia cair a qualquer momento.

   The climber could fall at any moment.

7. (auxiliary with a verb in the impersonal infinitive) may; might (indicates possibility but uncertainty)

   Pode ser que eu vá.

   I might go.

9. (transitive with com) to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand)

   Ninguém pode comigo!

   No one can take me on!

11. (informal, intransitive) to be allowed

    Comer aqui pode.

    Eating here is allowed.

12. (informal, intransitive) to be available for a meeting or appointment

    Eu posso terça.

    I'm available on Tuesday.

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.

Etymology 2

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈdeh/
  • (without vowel harmony) IPA^(key): /pɔˈdeh/
• (Rural Central Brazil) IPA^(key): /puˈdeɹ/
• Hyphenation: po‧der

Noun

poder m (plural poderes)

2. power (the ability to coerce, influence or control)

   O rei do Reino Unido tem pouco poder.

   The king of the United Kingdom has little power.

4. (chiefly geopolitics) power (a powerful organization, especially a country)

   Synonym: potência

   Os poderes mundiais se reuniram.

   The world powers got together.

6. possession; Only used in em poder de

   Synonym: posse

8. (politics) power (branch of the government)

   Quem lida com isso é o poder judiciário.

   The branch that deals with this is the judiciary.

10. power (extraordinary quality)

    Synonym: virtude

    Essa vacina tem o poder da cura.

    This vaccine has the power of cure.

12. (science fiction) power; superpower (supernatural ability)

    Synonym: superpoder

    Meu poder favorito é o teletransporte.

    My favorite power is teleportation.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poder.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin potēre, regularization of Latin posse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: po‧der

Verb

poder (first-person singular present puedo, first-person singular preterite pude, past participle podido)

1. to be able, can

   ¿Puedes acompañarme mañana?

   Could you come with me tomorrow?

   No puedes salir ya que no tienes permiso.

   You can't go out since you're not allowed.

   No puedo hablar francés.

   I can't speak French.

   Podría ayudar si me dejaran.

   I could help you if you would let me.

2. (El Salvador, colloquial, reflexive) to be familiar with something, or with somebody's personality

   ¿Te podés el número de tu prima?

   Do you know your cousin's phone number?

   Como entrenador, tengo que poderme bien a todos mis jugadores.

   As a coach, I must know my players really well.

Usage notes

• This verb is replaced with saber or ser capaz de for use with skills (as in to know how to do something) and omitted when relating to verbs of sense.

Puedes hacerlo. ― You can do it.

Ella es capaz de nadar. / Ella sabe nadar. ― She can swim.

Lo veo. ― I see it.

In the preterite, poder means "to succeed in doing".

Pude hablar con el profesor después de la clase.

I managed to speak with the professor after class.

Podíamos hablar con el profesor cuando quisiéramos.

We could talk to the professor whenever we wanted.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

poder m (plural poderes)

1. power, reign
2. authorization
3. proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another)

Derived terms

Further reading

• “poder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• puder

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish poder.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈdeɾ/,
• Hyphenation: po‧der

Noun

podér (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜇᜒᜇ᜔)

1. power

   Synonyms: kapangyarihan, puwersa

2. authority

   Synonym: awtoridad

Further reading

• “poder”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018