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comment ça a pu

how could that have

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how could that have Used to express surprise or ask how something was possible. In a full sentence, the verb that follows completes the meaning.
FR: Comment ça a pu arriver si vite ?
EN: How could that have happened so quickly?

Je peux voir comment ça a pu te heurter.

I can see how that might have hurt you.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Mais comment ça a pu arriver ?

But how could that have happened?

— Le Tambour (1979)

Comment ça a pu se conserver ?

How could it have kept?

— Solaris (1972)

Comment ça a pu si mal tourner ?

How could things have gone so wrong?

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Comment ça a pu nous arriver ?

How could this have happened to us?

— J'ai rencontré le Diable (2010)

Comment ça a pu arriver ?

How could this have happened?

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Comment ça a pu être si facile pour toi ?

How could it have been so easy for you?

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

Comment ça a pu se produire ?

How could this have happened?

Comment ça a pu se passer ?

How could this have happened?