ha podido

has been able to

→ haber
phrase Uncommon #22,443
has been able to Used to say that someone has had the ability or opportunity to do something. It often appears in negative form: no ha podido. This is the third-person singular present perfect form of poder.
SP: Nadie ha podido seguirme.
EN: Nobody has been able to follow me.

Nadie ha podido seguirme.

Nobody has been able to follow me.

— Hasta que llegó su hora (1968)

Pero ha podido con ella la vergüenza.

But embarrassment got the better of her.

— Devdas (2002)

Él es el único hombre que ha podido vivir con ella por tanto tiempo.

He is the only man who has been able to live with her for so long.

Cómo ha podido subir?

How could he have gone up?

— Amarcord (1973)

No comprendo como ha podido ocurrir.

I don't understand how this could have happened.

— Encontré al diablo (2010)

Desde que me rendí, nadie ha podido encontrarlas.

Since I gave up, no one has been able to find them.

— Núremberg (2025)

Siempre ha podido superar retos que se le han presentado en la vida.

He has always been able to overcome challenges that have come his way in life.

— Roma (2018)

Ha podido ver al chaval.

He was able to see the boy.

— Contratiempo (2017)

Cómo ha podido ocurrir?

How could this have happened?

— Stalker (1979)

Perdona, ¿cómo ha podido pasar?

Excuse me, how could this have happened?

— Anaconda (2025)

Como ha podido ver hoy, este asesino es muy listo.

As you have been able to see today, this murderer is very clever.

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

Cómo ha podido?

How could he/she have?

— State and Main (2000)

Todos saben que ella ha hecho todo lo que ha podido por sus hijos.

Everyone knows that she has done everything she could for her children.