puo

Può is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Italian verb potere, meaning "to be able to" or "can." It is used to express ability, possibility, or permission in the present tense, and it can also appear in polite or formal constructions when paired with the pronoun Lei (Lei può). The related forms in the same tense are io posso, tu puoi, noi possiamo, voi potete, loro possono.

Orthography and usage notes: In standard Italian, pronunciations are the same whether the form is written with or without diacritics, but the grave accent on è or o is important for correct spelling. The form is written as può with a grave accent on the final vowel. In many digital contexts or all-caps text, diacritics are omitted, producing puo; this is generally considered a misspelling in formal writing but is common in casual or technical settings where accents are unavailable or impractical.

Examples: Può venire stasera? (Can he/she come tonight?) Lei può partecipare alla riunione, se lo desidera. (You may participate in the meeting, if you wish.) Conjugation contrasts include posso, puoi, può, possiamo, potete, possono.

Etymology: Potere derives from Latin posse, meaning to be able, through the evolution of Italian verbal morphology. The present tense forms reflect regular Italian conjugation patterns for -ere verbs, but with the irregular stem changes characteristic of potere in the first-person singular forms across the verb’s paradigm.

In summary, puo, when encountered without the accent, is typically a nonstandard rendering of può. The correctly accented form is può, the essential present-tense indicator of ability, possibility, or permission in Italian.