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Podes
Podes is the second person singular of poder. European Portuguese still uses tu constantly in informal speech, so podes is the form you will hear most among friends. For a stranger or someone older, switch to pode, the você form.
Examples in context
Podes fechar a janela?
Can you close the window?
Tu podes vir connosco amanhã.
You can come with us tomorrow.
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