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podia

Meaning

first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of poder

Pronounced as (IPA)

/poˈd͡ʒi.ɐ/

poder

1. to be able to; can (to have the ability to)
2. can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to)
3. can; could (indicates possibility)
4. may; might (indicates possibility but uncertainty)
5. to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand)
6. (informal) to be allowed
7. (informal) to be available for a meeting or appointment

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Sentences

Ele não
🚫

podia mais fazer isso .

He couldn't do that anymore.

Ele não
🚫

podia ajudá-lo .

He couldn't help him.

Sempre que podia , ele procurava um
1

novo
🆕

caminho
🛣️

para viajar .

Whenever he could, he looked for a new way to travel.

A

guitarra quebrou e ela não
🚫

podia mais tocar .

The guitar broke and she couldn't play anymore.

Casei-me há quatro
4

meses , podia dizer
🗣️

quatro
4

dias .

I got married four months ago, I could tell four days.

Ele possuía a

verdade e não
🚫

podia viver com o

cego do espírito .

He possessed the truth and could not live with the blind of the spirit.

Eu podia ver
👀

a

tempestade chegando e os relâmpagos no horizonte .

I could see the storm coming and the lightning on the horizon.

Eu podia ver
👀

a

raiva
💢

em seus olhos quando ele levantou o

braço ameaçadoramente .

I could see the anger in his eyes as he raised his arm menacingly.

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