pude

Meaning

first-person singular preterite indicative of poder

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
pu‧de
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpu.d͡ʒi/
New
poder

<tabs><tab title="Verb"><p><ol><li>(auxiliary) to be able to; can (to have the ability to)</li><li>(auxiliary) can; to be allowed to (to have the permission to)</li><li>(auxiliary) can; could (indicates possibility)</li><li>(auxiliary) may; might (indicates possibility but uncertainty)</li><li>(intransitive) to be able to take on (to be able to defeat or withstand)</li><li>(informal, intransitive) to be allowed</li><li>(informal, intransitive) to be available for a meeting or appointment</li></ol></p></tab><tab title="Noun"><p><ol><li>(masculine) power (the ability to coerce, influence or control)</li><li>(masculine) power (a powerful organization, especially a country)</li><li>(masculine) possession; Only used in em poder de</li><li>(masculine) power (branch of the government)</li><li>(masculine) power (extraordinary quality)</li><li>(masculine) power; superpower (supernatural ability)</li></ol></p></tab></tabs>

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