Podías (en. Could)

/po'djas/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Indicates possibility or capability in the past.

If you had had time, you could have come.

Si hubieras tenido tiempo, podrías haber venido.

Expresses a supposition or wish regarding a past action.

I wish you could help me with this.

Ojalá que podrías ayudarme con esto.

Used in conditional sentences that talk about hypothetical situations.

If I knew more, you could count on me.

Si yo supiera más, podrías contar conmigo.

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

Could you help me?

Expression used to request help.

¿Podrías ayudarme?

If you could...

Expression that introduces a hypothetical situation.

Si pudieras...

You could have said it earlier.

Phrase indicating that someone should have expressed something earlier.

Podías haberlo dicho antes

to be able

Verb meaning to have the ability to do something.

poder

possibility

Condition for something to be able to occur.

posibilidad

capacity

Attribute that allows someone to do something.

capacidad

Refers to someone having the option to do something.

You could, but choose not to.

Podrías, pero decides no hacerlo.

Used in a humorous context to refer to lack of willingness.

Of course you could, but what about the effort?

Claro que podrías, pero ¿y el esfuerzo?