Lição 20: gramática
poder, poder + verb, possessive pronouns
Lição 9: gramática
expression: dar para, expression: ter como, verb: aproveitar
the Meaning of PODER + better ways to say the same thing.
The meaning of PODER in Portuguese is similar to other verbs CONSEGUIR, DAR, and TER. While PODER is most common, knowing how to use others will give you super-powers. This post will show you the best, most common ways all of these verbs are used to say that something is possible or, can be done.
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Pode ser
Pode ser is one of those phrases that finds it’s way into just about every Brazilian conversation. “Pode ser” in Portuguese, can express “maybe,” “could be,” or “possible,” and using it correctly will put you in charge of the conversation.
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the expression: TER como
When TER is combined with como it takes on the meaning, to be able to, to have a way to. *Other ways to express this include PODER, TER jeito and CONSEGUIR. TER can be conjugated as needed to express this in different moods.
conseguir ➜ to get, succeed
By “to get” we mean, to get to do something, to manage. It’s almost the same as PODER in this context. present indicativeconseguir to achieve, geteuconsigovocê, ele, elaconseguenósconseguimosvocês, eles, elasconseguem Complete conjugation.
poder ➜ to be able to, can
It’s similar to CONSEGUIR but used more often. Its conjugation is irregular. present indicativepodereupossovocê, ele, elapodenóspodemosvocês, eles, elaspodem Complete conjugation.
using PODER with verbs
Poder = to be able to, can. It’s often paired with a verb like this:
PODER in Portuguese
Surely one of the most powerful verbs. Nothing happens without it. Why then you ask, does it have to be so tricky? It doesn’t have to be. Let’s de-construct the ways that PODER in Portuguese is really used. **PODER as a noun means: power. We’re talking just about the verb in this post. PODER in…
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Mal posso esperar!
I can hardly wait! I found it really difficult to learn how to say things like, ‘barely’, ‘hardly’, and ‘scarcely’ — staples of english communication 😉 I would always come up with, for example: ‘não posso esperar’ — which translates quite literally to ‘I am unable to wait’ To express the true meaning of hardly…
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