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pus

was able to, could

p y → pouvoir
pu to be able to; can (to have the ability/possibility to) + s je/tu simple past ending
verb · masculine plural · past Rare #40,671
was able to, could Literary or formal past tense of pouvoir; commonly replaced by “ai pu” in everyday French.
FR: Je pus enfin ouvrir la porte.
EN: I was finally able to open the door.
Conjugation of pouvoir
Past
pupaspus
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First pus —
Second pus —
Third put —

Je courus aussi vite que je pus pour attraper le train.

I ran as fast as I could to catch the train.

Je fis tout ce que je pus.

I did all I could.

Je pus tout entendre.

I could hear everything.

Je pus à peine contenir mon excitation.

I could hardly contain my excitement.

Ils n'on pas pus m'entendre.

They couldn't hear me.

— L'Histoire sans fin (1984)

Sounds similar to

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