poderia

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Poderia

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 1: Conditional form of the verb "poder" (to be able to)

Description: Poderia is the conditional form of the verb "poder" in Portuguese. It is used to express a possibility, a hypothetical situation, or a polite request.

Sample sentence: Se você estudasse mais, poderia tirar notas melhores. (If you studied more, you could get better grades.)

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 2: Conjugated form of the verb "poder" (to be able to) in the past tense

Description: Poderia is the past tense form of the verb "poder" in Portuguese. It indicates an ability or potential in the past.

Sample sentence: Ontem, ele não pôde sair de casa. Ele poderia ter ficado doente. (Yesterday, he couldn't leave the house. He could have gotten sick.)

Part of Speech: verb

Sense 3: Conjugated form of the verb "poder" (to be able to)

Description: Poderia can also function as the conditional form of the verb "poder" in English translations of Portuguese texts.

Sample sentence: She asked if I could lend her some money, and I replied that I poderia. (Ela perguntou se eu poderia emprestar dinheiro a ela, e eu respondi que poderia.)