This is the 201st most frequent Catalan word.
pogut
The Catalan word "pogut" is the past participle of "poder," meaning "been able" in English.
Pogut is used here as part of the present perfect tense to indicate an action that the subject has not been able to complete.
No he pogut assistir a la reunió.
I haven't been able to attend the meeting.
Pogut is employed in this conditional sentence to indicate a hypothetical ability that didn't take place.
Si hagués pogut, hauria arribat abans.
If I had been able, I would have arrived earlier.
Pogut conveys a potential ability within a conditional perfect structure here.