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poeer

to be able to

verb poh-DEHR Rare
Grammar & Structure Particles

Also means

can

Usage Note

Poeer appears as a seed form; the standard Spanish verb is poder. It is a stem-changing modal verb (o→ue): puedo, puedes, puede. As a noun, el poder means 'power' or 'authority.' The phrase no poder más means 'to be exhausted' or 'to have had enough.'

Examples

"No puedo salir esta noche."

Natural Translation

I cannot go out tonight.

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