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Possibility

Pouvoir may also express possibility:

Nous pouvons nous voir demain si vous voulez.
(We can/it is possible to see each other tomorrow if you want.)

In the conditional, it means: might, could:

Nous pourrions nous donner rendez-vous.
(We could set up an appointment.)

The idioms il est possible and il se peut may also be used:

Il est possible que je participe à la course.
(I may participate in the race.)

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