could

(Inglés)

Verb

1. (form-of, past) simple past of can
2. conditional of can
3. conditional of can
4. conditional of can
5. conditional of can
6. conditional of can
7. (form-of, participle, past) past participle of can

Noun

Something that could happen, or could be the case, under different circumstances; a potentiality.

can

• Verb
• Intj
• Particle
• Noun

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Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kʊd/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: coude

Heredado de inglés antiguo: cūþe

In summary

From Middle English coude, couthe, cuthe, from Old English cūþe, past indicative and past subjunctive form of cunnan (“to be able”) (compare related cūþ, whence English couth).
The -l- in the spelling was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would; this analogy formerly affected the pronunciation as well and was probably assisted by the tendency for /l/ to be lost in those words (and so not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc).

Conceptos

poder

verbo modal

Sinónimos

might

may

can

should

able to

obtain

ought to

perhaps

possible

really

shall

she

👩

it

🇮🇹

able

be likely

get

he

👨

indeed

must

Oraciones

And nobody could accept that answer .

Y nadie podía aceptar esa respuesta.

He could destroy you quite by accident .

Podría destruirte bastante por accidente.

Man could not conquer them .

El hombre no pudo conquistarlos.

He could sell the stones and buy a return ticket .

Podía vender los Stones y comprar un boleto de regreso.

It was said that he could cross half of Spain without leaving his possessions .

Se dijo que podía cruzar la mitad de España sin dejar sus posesiones.

The boy could certainly resist causing that kind of anxiety for the baker .

El niño ciertamente podría resistirse a causar ese tipo de ansiedad para el panadero.