couldst [αμερικ kʊdst]
couldst (2ª persona sing. pres.) αρχαϊκ → could
could [βρετ kəd, kʊd, αμερικ kʊd, kəd] ΡΉΜΑ βοηθ ρήμα έγκλ Could is formally the past tense and the conditional of can. As the past tense of can, could is translated by the appropriate past tense in the indicative: I couldn't leave the children = non potevo lasciare i bambini/non potei lasciare i bambini; few people could read or write = poche persone sapevano leggere o scrivere; he couldn't sleep for weeks = non è riuscito a dormire per settimane; we could hear them laughing = li sentivamo ridere. When preceded by and dependent on a verb in the past tense, could + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you could do it = ero sicuro che saresti riuscito a farlo. In reported speech, could is translated by the appropriate past tense, according to the rules of Italian grammar (see…..): she never told us she could speak Chinese = non ci ha mai detto che sapeva parlare il cinese. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of; could see this entry.
1. could (expressing possibility):
2. could (asking permission):
3. could (making polite requests):
4. could (when making suggestions):
5. could (having ability or power to):
6. could (expressing likelihood, assumption):
7. could (expressing willingness to act):
8. could (expressing a reproach):
9. could (expressing surprise):
10. could (for emphasis):
11. could (expressing exasperation):
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