Puede estar equivocado VS Podría estar equivocado
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Do these both mean you could be mistaken? Pimsleur uses puede here to mean could, and google seems to agree. Any thoughts? Gracias.
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updated Apr 20, 2010
posted by jeezzle
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I see them as:
"Puede estar equivocado" -"(you) can /may be wrong"
"Podría estar equivocado": - "(anyone) could be wrong".
updated Apr 20, 2010
posted by Gekkosan
The wierd thing is that MAY = COULD and not CAN. You can be wrong = You are not infallable. You might be wrong = You might not be right. In my mind Podria - Could, might, may, should... Puede = Can. Therein lies the issue that I cannot grasp well. - jeezzle, Apr 20, 2010
Ah... I'm not entirely sure I understood everything that confuses you, but I can offer this bit: perhaps it'll help. - Gekkosan, Apr 20, 2010
If I want to say "you can be wrong" (coz you're not infallible), then a better option might be: "usted puede equivocarse" - "tú puedes equivocarte". - Gekkosan, Apr 20, 2010
