# putea

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #23 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

A modal verb meaning 'can' or 'to be able to'; it also expresses possibility, permission, and polite requests.

## Meanings

- **can; to be able to** — ability or possibility
- **may; might; could** — possibility, often in more cautious statements
- **can I / could you; to ask politely** — used in polite requests, usually with să + infinitive

## Example sentences

- Nu pot vorbi acum. — _I can't talk now._
- Poți să-mi explici, te rog? — _Can you explain it to me, please?_
- Am putut termina la timp. — _I was able to finish on time._

## Forms

pot, putea, poți, poate, putem, putut, puteți, puteam, poată, puteai, puteau, puteați, putând

## Nearby words by frequency

- [un](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/un)
- [acesta](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/acesta)
- [mai](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mai)
- [sine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/sine)
- [face](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/face)
- [da](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/da)
- [pentru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/pentru)
- [bine](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/bine)
- [ca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/ca)
- [spune](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/spune)
- [meu](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/meu)
- [dar](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dar)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/putea](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/putea) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.