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poder — Conditional (Condicional)

to be able to / can

The conditional conjugation of poder (irregular stem-changing o>ue, ranked #5). Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

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Pronoun Conditional conjugation
yo podría *
podrías *
él/ella/Ud. podría *
nosotros podríamos *
vosotros podríais *
ellos/ellas/Uds. podrían *

* Red forms deviate from the regular -er conditional pattern.

Example sentence

Si pudiera, yo podría.

If I could, I would be able to / can.

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