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葡萄牙語 Poder 與 Conseguir – 挑逗他們

葡萄牙語學習者常常難以區分 PoderConseguir,尤其是以英語為母語的人或任何使用英語作為參考的人 Can 通常 涵蓋兩者。

那麼,我們如何知道何時使用 PoderConseguir?

PoderConseguir 用於表達某事可以或不可以發生。 Thus, the concept of ‘possibility’ is central to either. However, while Poder 與某件事發生的可能性有關, Conseguir 意味著某種挑戰以及克服它的能力。

總的來說,上下文告訴我們是否使用 Poder or Conseguir。請繼續閱讀。

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何時使用 Poder

我們先簡單看一下什麼是不規則動詞 poder 在現在式和過去簡單時態中變位時看起來像  

Present simplePreterite
Pretérito perfeito
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfeito
Eupossopudepodia
Tupodespudestepodias
Ele, elapodepodepodia
Nóspodemospudemospodíamos
Vocêspodempuderampodiam
Eles, elaspodempuderampodiam
Past Participlepodido
Present Participle
Gerúndio
podendo

可能性

我們用 poder 表示某事可能發生或可能不發生,或某事可能或不可能:

Eles podem chegar a qualquer momento.
他們隨時都可能來。

As previsões do tempo para amanhã são  incertas, pode chover.
明天的天氣預報不確定,可能會下雨。

Não pode ser verdade. Ele está a mentir.
這不可能是真的。他在撒謊。

允許

我們也使用 poder 明確某事是允許的還是禁止的:

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