podido

/poˈdido/, [poˈð̞i.ð̞o]

been able to, could, i have


Verb podido m (feminine singular podida, masculine plural podidos, feminine plural podidas)

  1. Masculine singular past participle of poder.

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Examples
  • Desde que se hirió en un accidente, no ha podido volver a andar.

    Since he was injured in an accident, he could no longer walk.

  • Él es el único hombre que ha podido vivir con ella por tanto tiempo.

    He's the only man who could live with her for so long.

  • No es para tomarse a risa que él no se haya podido graduar este año en la universidad.

    It is no laughing matter that he couldn't graduate from university this year.

  • Lamento no haber podido escribirte antes.

    I'm sorry I couldn't write to you sooner.

  • Todavía no he podido encontrar un trabajo.

    I have not been able to find a job so far.

  • He hecho lo que he podido.

    I have done what I could.

  • Sin tu cooperación, no habría podido terminar el trabajo a tiempo.

    If I hadn't had your cooperation, I couldn't have finished the work in time.

  • Me alegra haber podido ayudarle la semana pasada.

    I'm glad I was able to help you last week.

  • Creo que es una vergüenza que algunos profesores de lengua extranjera hayan podido graduarse de la universidad sin nunca haber estudiado con un hablante nativo.

    I think it's a shame that some foreign language teachers were able to graduate from college without ever having studied with a native speaker.

  • No he podido convencerle de que era cierto.

    I could not persuade him that it was true.

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