povêr
See also: pover
Franco-Provençal
Etymology
The forms of this verb are very different from one dialect to other, the poss- forms seem to come from a refection *possere from Latin possum, posse, the forms with poy- are maybe the most authentic, sharing the same evolution from *potere as most Western Romance languages, with the middle -t- being reduced to -y- after an intermediate *podēr level. Eventually, the forms showing -v- are either from a common evolution with Old French (pooir > povoir) or an influence from modern French pouvoir. From Vulgar Latin *possō, formed analogically from potens, present participle of Latin possum, posse.
Verb
povêr
- can, to be able to
- Je poué vegnir ceti sêr - I can come this evening
- may
- un dèsâstro que nos pôt fière - disaster which may strike us
Conjugation
| infinitive | possêr | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | possent | ||||||
| auxiliary | avêr | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | possu | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | je (j') | te (t') | il/el | nos | vos | ils/els | |
| present | poué | pôs | pôt | possens | pouédes posséds | pont | |
| imperfect | possévo | posséves | posséve | possévans | possévâds | possévont | |
| imperfect (-ê-) | possê | possês | possêt | possians | possiâds | possiant | |
| preterite | pu puro | pus | put | purens | putes | puront | |
| future | porré | porrés | porrat | porrens | porréds | porront | |
| future | porrê | porrês | porrêt | porrans | porrâds | porrant | |
| subjunctive | que je (j') | que te (t') | qu'il/el | que nos | que vos | qu'ils/els | |
| present | pouésso | pouésses | pouésse | pouéssens | pouésséds | pouéssont | |
| imperfect | possésso | possésses | possésse | posséssens | possésséds | posséssont | |
| imperative | — | te | — | nos | vos | — | |
| — | — | — | |||||
| infinitive | povêr | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | poyent | ||||||
| auxiliary | avêr | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | poyu | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | je (j') | te (t') | il/el | nos | vos | ils/els | |
| present | poué pôyo | pôs | pôt | poyens | pouédes poyéds | pôyont | |
| imperfect | poyévo | poyéves | poyéve | poyévans | poyévâds | poyévont | |
| imperfect (-ê-) | poyê | poyês | poyêt | poyians | poyiâds | poyiant | |
| preterite | pu puro | pus | put | purens | putes | puront | |
| future | porré | porrés | porrat | porrens | porréds | porront | |
| future | porrê | porrês | porrêt | porrans | porrâds | porrant | |
| subjunctive | que je (j') | que te (t') | qu'il/el | que nos | que vos | qu'ils/els | |
| present | pouésso | pouésses | pouésse | pouéssens | pouésséds | pouéssont | |
| imperfect | poyésso | poyésses | poyésse | poyéssens | poyésséds | poyéssont | |
| imperative | — | te | — | nos | vos | — | |
| — | — | — | |||||
| infinitive | povêr | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | povent | ||||||
| auxiliary | avêr | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | pu | — | |||||
| plural | — | — | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | je (j') | te (t') | il/el | nos | vos | ils/els | |
| present | poué pôvio | pôs | pôt | povens | pouédes povéds | pôviont | |
| imperfect | povévo | povéves | povéve | povévans | povévâds | povévont | |
| imperfect (-ê-) | povê | povês | povêt | povians | poviâds | poviant | |
| preterite | pu puro | pus | put | purens | putes | puront | |
| future | porré | porrés | porrat | porrens | porréds | porront | |
| future | porrê | porrês | porrêt | porrans | porrâds | porrant | |
| subjunctive | que je (j') | que te (t') | qu'il/el | que nos | que vos | qu'ils/els | |
| present | pouésso | pouésses | pouésse | pouéssens | pouésséds | pouéssont | |
| imperfect | possésso | possésses | possésse | posséssens | possésséds | posséssont | |
| imperative | — | te | — | nos | vos | — | |
| — | — | — | |||||