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Pode-se
Pode-se is an impersonal construction meaning one can or it is allowed. The pronoun se removes the subject entirely. In a negative sentence the pronoun moves before the verb: não se pode, never não pode-se.
Examples in context
Pode-se fumar aqui?
Can one smoke here?
Não se pode entrar com o cão.
You cannot come in with the dog.
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