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come avrei potuto

how could I have

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how could I have Often used in rhetorical questions to suggest that something was impossible or unlikely.
IT: Come avrei potuto dimenticare il tuo compleanno?
EN: How could I have forgotten your birthday?

Come avrei potuto sapere?

How could I have known?

Come avrei potuto meritarmi un capo così brillante se non lo fossi?

How could I deserve such a brilliant boss if I weren’t brilliant myself?

— 哪吒之魔童降世 (2019)

Altrimenti come avrei potuto darti le medicine mentre eri svenuto?

Otherwise, how could I have given you the medicine while you were unconscious?

— Old Boy (2003)

Come avrei potuto resistere a un cavaliere dall'armatura scintillante?

How could I have resisted a knight in shining armor?

— Una di famiglia (2025)

Come avrei potuto fare sesso con te?

How could I have had sex with you?

— Thirst (2009)

Come avrei potuto saperlo?

How could I have known?

Come avrei potuto non accorgermene?

How could I not have noticed?

— The Garden of Sinners Chapter 5: Paradox Paradigm (2008)

Come avrei potuto dimenticarlo.

How could I have forgotten that.

— Loveless (2017)