pouvoir
Meanings
Verb
1. can, to be able to (auxiliary)
2. may (of a choice) (auxiliary)
3. to be possible; may, could be (impersonal, reflexive, or not)
4. to have the right (to)
5. to have the power, the authority or the talent (to do something)
Examples17925
Je ne peux rien pour vous.
You're finished. / You can't be cured (or helped).
Est-ce-que je peux sortir ?
Can I leave ?
Je peux venir ce soir.
I can come this evening.
Tu peux rentrer chez toi si tu veux.
You may go home if you want.
Il se peut que je sois malade.
I may be ill. / I could be ill.
Il peut pleuvoir d'une minute à l'autre.
It can rain any time now.