Puissiez (en. May)

/pɥi.sje/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To express a possibility or an ability.

It is important that you can express your ideas.

Il est important que vous puissiez exprimer vos idées.

To indicate a hypothesis or an assumption.

If you could, you would come to the meeting.

Si vous puissiez, vous viendriez à la réunion.

To suggest a condition for something.

I would like you to be able to participate in the project.

J'aimerais que vous puissiez participer au projet.

From Latin 'potere', meaning 'to be able'.

You would need to be able to

Expression used to indicate a wish or a necessity for someone to be able to do something.

Il faudrait que vous puissiez

So that you can succeed

Indicates a prerequisite condition necessary for success.

Pour que vous puissiez réussir

It is essential that you can

Emphasizes the importance of the ability to do something.

Il est essentiel que vous puissiez

to be able

Verb indicating the ability or possibility.

pouvoir

ability

Aptitude or possibility of doing something.

capacité

possibility

Contingency that something could happen.

possibilité

To be able to do something with a certain importance.

In this context, it gives the impression that you could do anything.

Dans ce contexte, ça donne l'impression que tu pourrais tout faire.

To have the opportunity to do something.

With this project, you could surpass yourself.

Avec ce projet, tu pourrais te surpasser.