pouvoir

Etymology
, from, , from earlier Old French , , from , regularization of. The /-v-/ was eventually added, after the loss of the intervocalic dental, to break hiatus. The archaic 1SG present indicative is from a  (rather than ), for which cf. 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) can, to be able to
 * 2) may
 * 3)  to be possible; may, could be
 * 1) may
 * 2)  to be possible; may, could be
 * 1)  to be possible; may, could be

Usage notes

 * is not used with verbs relating to the five senses:
 * (not “Je peux te voir”, which is “I can see (i.e. meet) you”)
 * Regarding the use of and, three sub-senses must be distinguished:
 * is used for “know how to do something, have learnt something”.
 * is generally used for “be currently capable of doing something”, but uses.
 * is always used for “be free, allowed, unhindered to do something”.
 * (/pɥi/) is an archaic form of the first person present indicative . It is still used in inversion or with the conjunction :
 * is always used for “be free, allowed, unhindered to do something”.
 * (/pɥi/) is an archaic form of the first person present indicative . It is still used in inversion or with the conjunction :
 * (/pɥi/) is an archaic form of the first person present indicative . It is still used in inversion or with the conjunction :

Noun

 * 1)  power
 * 2) authority
 * 3)  power of attorney
 * 1)  power of attorney