"a putea"

Translation: to can

[Thomas_Slo]

ita. = potere,
spa.= poder,
fr. = pouvoir,

english noun = power,
romanian adjective = puternic,

Fascinating how it all falls together, one piece into the other.

[jffoster]

'can' is a perfectly good idiomatic translation for this Rumanian verb. True, 'can' is a modal auxiliary in English and so doesn't get the heavy, i.e. "to", infinitive.

[ivanfernan293403]

As a Spanish speaker, I can't help but smile at how similar "a putea" sounds to one of our favorite bad words;)

[ionradoi1]

we have to remember that those people working here are very important and for them offering an alternative is a waste of unpaid time

[iiai]

Unpaid yes, but never wasted time :) Users are very important, first.

[dospescados]

a putea= to be able. "To can" does not exist in English. You say "I can or I am able".