5 things you didn't know about the verb 'potere' in Italian
6/22/20268 min
You probably already know that 'potere' means "can" or "to be able to", but there's more to this everyday Italian verb than meets the eye. In this episode, Francesca shares five things you might not know about 'potere', from using the conditional to sound more polite to meeting 'potere' as a noun, and she helps you tell it apart from 'riuscire' and 'sapere'. It completes her little series on the modal verbs, after 'dovere' and 'volere'. How many of them are new to you?
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First 90 secondsFrancesca· Host0:00
Ciao, come stai? Sono Francesca di Coffee Break Italian and up next we are going to explore some interesting facts about the modal verb potere, can or be able to. Allora io sono pronta, quindi dai, cominciamo. [music] Numero uno. Let's start with something easy but really important. Its conjugation in the present tense. Because this verb is such a widely used verb, we need to be aware of its irregularities in the present and pronounce each person of the verb correctly. So practice with me. Posso. Puoi. Può. Possiamo. Potete. Possono. Molto bene. Vediamo una frase insieme. Luigi può andare alla festa perché sta meglio. Luigi can go to the party because he's feeling better. Un altro esempio. Non posso bere il latte perché sono intollerante al lattosio.