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loro potessero

could, were able to

→ potere
pot to be able to; can + essero they imperfect subjunctive
auxiliary · 3rd-person plural, imperfect tense Rare #28,035
could, were able to Used for ability or possibility in a hypothetical or subordinate clause.
IT: Pensavo che potessero venire stasera.
EN: I thought they could come tonight.
Conjugation of potere
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First — potessimo
Second potessi poteste
Third potesse potessero

Angela stava ancora cercando documenti che potessero dircelo.

Angela was still looking for documents that could tell us.

Camminava lentamente in modo che i bambini potessero seguirlo.

He walked slowly so that the children could follow.

La portavo a cena, al cinema, ovunque ci potessero vedere.

I took her to dinner, to the movies, anywhere we could be seen.

— Una giornata particolare (1977)

Non avrebbe mai pensato potessero esserci piloti bravi come Ayrton.

He would never have thought there could be drivers as good as Ayrton.

— Senna (2010)

Non pensavo potessero vedermi.

I didn't think they could see me.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Pensavo che gli umani non potessero muoversi mentre sono sotto un incantesimo.

I thought humans couldn't move while under a spell.

— Demon Slayer - Il treno Mugen (2020)

Se gli sguardi potessero uccidere io sarei già morto.

If looks could kill, I'd already be dead.

Vorrei tanto che tuo padre e tua madre potessero vederti adesso.

I wish your father and mother could see you now.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Wow, non sapevo che le automobili americane si potessero rompere.

Wow, I didn't know American cars could break down.

— Assassination (2015)

È quasi Capodanno, ho pensato potessero piacerti.

It's almost New Year's Eve, I thought you might like these.

— La ragazza d'autunno (2019)