ser quen

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Galician

Etymology

From ser (“to be”) quen (“who”).

Verb

ser quen (first-person singular present son quen, first-person singular preterite fun quen, past participle sido quen)

  1. (transitive with de) to be able to
    Synonym: poder
    • 1934, Castelao, Os dous de sempre, page 127:
      […] os empregados non se deixan asoballar pola súa maldade, e o mesmo porteiro deprendeu a poñerlle cara de can. Somente Pedro é un manteiguiñas, incapaz de defenderse. A covardía do xefe cabalga na covardía de Pedro, para locí-las arroutadas que non é quen de descargar no lombo dos outros. Pedro sofre en silenzo; pero cóme-no as xenreiras, e non pode ollá-la cara daquel home sen desexarlle a morte.
      employees don't let him oppress them with his meanness, and even the doorman learnt to put an angry face for him. But Pedro is a poor thing, unable to defend himself. The boss' cowardice rides Pedro's, to show off the outbursts that he is incapable of discharging over other's shoulders. Pedro suffers in silence; but spite eats him, and he can't watch that man's face without wishing his death.
    • 2016, Malandrómeda (lyrics and music), “Chegar e encher”:
      Cando voltei, cheguei e enchín,
      choran os problemas e chaman por min;
      non sei moi ben se hoxe vou ser quen
      de pasar de lado como se non fora comigo.
      When I came back, and pulled it off at the first attempt
      the troubles cry and call me;
      I'm not sure if today I'll be capable
      of passing by as if that's not me.
  2. (transitive with a) to be able to
    Synonym: poder

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ser quen (irregular)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal ser quen
Personal ser quen seres quen ser quen sermos quen serdes quen seren quen
Gerund
sendo quen
Past participle
Masculine sido quen sidos quen
Feminine sida quen sidas quen
Indicative
Present son quen es quen é quen somos quen sodes quen son quen
Imperfect era quen eras quen era quen eramos quen erades quen eran quen
Preterite fun quen fuches quen foi quen fomos quen fostes quen foron quen
Pluperfect fora quen foras quen fora quen foramos quen forades quen foran quen
Future serei quen serás quen será quen seremos quen seredes quen serán quen
Conditional sería quen serías quen sería quen seriamos quen seriades quen serían quen
Subjunctive
Present sexa quen sexas quen sexa quen sexamos quen sexades quen sexan quen
Imperfect fose quen foses quen fose quen fósemos quen fósedes quen fosen quen
Future for quen fores quen for quen formos quen fordes quen foren quen
Imperative
Affirmative sé quen sexa quen sexamos quen sede quen sexan quen
Negative (non) non sexas quen non sexa quen non sexamos quen non sexades quen non sexan quen
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