could

Reikšmė (Anglų k.)

Verb

1. 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. past participle of can

Noun

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

Sinonimai

might

may

can

should

able to

obtain

ought to

perhaps

possible

really

shall

she

👩

it

🇮🇹

able

be likely

get

he

👨

indeed

must

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/kʊd/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: coude

Paveldėta iš senoji anglų: 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' was added in the early 16th century by analogy with should and would; this was probably helped by the tendency for 'l' to be lost in those words (and so not written, leading to shudd, wode, etc).

Sakiniai

And nobody could accept that answer .

Ir niekas negalėjo sutikti su tuo atsakymu.

He could destroy you quite by accident .

Jis galėjo jus sunaikinti netyčia.

Man could not conquer them .

Žmogus negalėjo jų užkariauti.

He could sell the stones and buy a return ticket .

Jis galėjo parduoti akmenis ir nusipirkti grąžinimo bilietą.

Perhaps , we could meet at the institute around noon since I have a few things I need to attend to first .

Ko gero, mes galėtume susitikti institute apie vidurdienį, nes turiu keletą dalykų, kuriuos turiu pirmiausia dalyvauti.

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

Buvo sakoma, kad jis gali peržengti pusę Ispanijos, nepalikdamas savo turto.