has podido

you have been able to

→ haber
phrase Uncommon #25,656
you have been able to Often followed by an infinitive; in context, it can also mean “you managed to.”
SP: ¿Has podido terminar el trabajo?
EN: Have you been able to finish the work?

Nunca has podido.

You've never been able to.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

Has hecho cuanto has podido.

You’ve done everything you could.

— Pecadores (2025)

Has hecho todo lo que has podido.

You've done everything you could.

Cómo has podido mear en tres pruebas?

How have you managed to pee in three tests?

— Juno: Crecer, correr y tropezar (2007)

Y sabemos que no te has podido tomar tus medicinas.

And we know you haven't been able to take your medicine.

— [REC] (2007)

¿Tú has podido dormir?

Have you been able to sleep?

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Cómo has podido?

How could you?

— Ratatouille (2007)

¿Por qué no te las has podido tomar?

Why haven't you been able to take them?

— [REC] (2007)

Ni siquiera has podido ver mi esgrima.

You haven't even been able to see my fencing.

— Héroe (2002)

Has hecho lo que has podido.

You've done what you could.

No, tampoco has podido dormir nada.

No, you haven't been able to sleep at all either.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

Osono, ¿cómo has podido?

Osono, how could you?

— Kiki: Entregas a Domicilio (1989)

Vas a salir adelante, siempre has podido.

You'll get through this, you've always been able to.

Has podido pasar por tu casa?

Have you been able to stop by your house?

— 7 años (2016)

No sé cómo has podido entrar si no existe llave para abrirla.

I don't know how you managed to get in if there isn't a key to open it.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)