This is the 43rd most frequent Romanian word.
putea
"Putea" means "to be able to" or "can."
The word 'puteți' is the conjugated form of 'putea' in second person plural present tense, used politely to request something.
Îmi puteți da o sticlă de apă?
Can you give me a bottle of water?
Here, 'ar putea' uses 'putea' in the conditional present tense to indicate a possibility or a polite suggestion.
Ar putea veni mai târziu.
He/She/It could come later.
The verb 'putut' is the past participle of 'putea', used in the compound past tense here to express inability in the past.