може

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔʒɛ]

мо́же • (móže)

1. third-person singular present indicative of мо́га (móga)

мо́же • (móže)

1. it is allowed, one may

   Тук мо́же да се пу́ши

   Tuk móže da se púši

   It is OK to smoke here.

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *moťi. Compare Bulgarian мога (moga), Serbo-Croatian моћи, Russian мочь (močʹ), Polish móc.

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔʒɛ]

може • (može) third-singular present, impf (perfective смогне)

1. (transitive) to be able
2. (intransitive, colloquial) to be allowed or enabled, may

• This verb is used to denote capability unrelated to knowledge or skill. To express the notion of being able to in the sense of knowing how to, "знае" is used. Hence, "можам да пливам" doesn't mean that the speaker has acquired the skill of swimming but something such as not being too tired or injured to swim (for example).

• This verb generally isn't used with verbs related to the sense. Hence, "I can see" is often simply "гледам" rather than "можам да гледам" (the latter is also acceptable, but may imply something else, such as that seeing is a possible option rather than that one has good vision or a good line of sight).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔʒɛ]
• Rhymes: -ɔʒɛ
• Hyphenation: мо‧же

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

може (može)

1. (hedge, rare) maybe, perhaps

   Synonym: можебуц (možebuc)

може (može)

1. third-person singular present indicative of мочи (moči)

• Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “може”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɔʒe]

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мо́же • (móže)

1. third-person singular present indicative imperfective of могти́ (mohtý)