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