vrea Verb, vrea ▼ ▶

1. (presumptive past tense)
   1. one could have done (+ fi + past participle)
   2. perhaps one has done (+ fi + past participle)
      Unde e Andrei? O fi plecat.

      Where is Andrei? Maybe he left.
2. (presumptive present tense) one could do (+ infinitive)
   O fi ocupat.

   Maybe he's busy.
3. (presumptive progressive tense) one could be doing (+ fi + gerund)
   Ce-o fi făcând acolo?

   What could he be doing there?

Appox. usage (any sense): 40500 per million words

putea Verb, putea ▼ ▶

1. (catenative, informally also, _, transitive) to be able to; can, could, may
   Nu pot înțelege ce zici.

   I can’t understand what you're saying.

   Pot să stau aici?

   May I sit here?

   Poate să vină?

   Can he come?

   Puteți să mă ajutați, vă rog?

   Can you help me, please?
2. (reflexive, impersonal, catenative) to be possible, to be conceivable, to be a possibility
   Se poate să fi greșit.

   It could be that they made a mistake.

   Se poate să mai primesc o foaie?

   Could I get another sheet?

   Pe vremea aceea nu se putea ieși din țară.

   In those days one couldn’t exit the country.

Appox. usage (any sense): 7690 per million words